Panther Cheerleaders Kicked Off Team - Unfair?
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"The cheerleaders were kicked off the team Monday for violating a signed code of conduct, Panthers spokesman Charlie Dayton said. The two violated a rule that bans conduct considered embarrassing to the team or organization."
Huh?
So what about the Panther players who were busted for using steroids? That's not embarassing? We have NFL players getting DUIs, hitting their wives/girlfriends, we have players running over parking attendants...
...but this somehow warrants them being removed from the team?
Huh?
So what about the Panther players who were busted for using steroids? That's not embarassing? We have NFL players getting DUIs, hitting their wives/girlfriends, we have players running over parking attendants...
...but this somehow warrants them being removed from the team?
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Tampa, Florida – Two Carolina Panther cheerleaders spent the night in jail after a rough night in Channelside. The Panthers were in town to play the Bucs Sunday afternoon.
Witnesses say Angela Keathley and Renee Thomas were engaged in some type of sexual activity inside a bathroom stall at Banana Joe's around 2:20 am Sunday. Another woman waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the pair.
Police say Thomas punched the woman in the face. When Thomas was arrested, she gave police the name of another Panthers cheerleader.
Thomas could face additional charges for lying to police, once they confirm her identity.
Keathley was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing an officer, while Thomas was charged with one count of battery.
The two women were taken to Hillsborough County jail, where they both bonded out later Sunday morning.
Edited to add: I would have paid to see it go down though.
SD
<< <i> plus they can score points and or block/tackle.
SD >>
right! hey, its not fair, but neither is life as these two cheerleaders have found out.
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Looking at those pictures, it just goes to show what a good make-up job can do to hide a rather large beak!
<< <i>They would probably fit in nice with the cheerleaders in "The Replacements"
Looking at those pictures, it just goes to show what a good make-up job can do to hide a rather large beak! >>
I think it is the cleavage in the top picture that is distracting you from the beak.
When the NFL runs their commerical for the NFL network, it proclaims.."Imagine the Possibilities"....
Cheerleader sex is EXACTLY what I was imagining, and now they're taking that away? Sure sounds better than "The Bill Cower Power Hour", that's for sure.
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<< <i>"The cheerleaders were kicked off the team Monday for violating a signed code of conduct, Panthers spokesman Charlie Dayton said. The two violated a rule that bans conduct considered embarrassing to the team or organization."
Huh?
So what about the Panther players who were busted for using steroids? That's not embarassing? We have NFL players getting DUIs, hitting their wives/girlfriends, we have players running over parking attendants...
...but this somehow warrants them being removed from the team? >>
I was going to post this story yesterday when it broke, but didn't want the gay nazis to take over the sports board again. Thus, Axtell, I thank you greatly.
Anyway, here is what I think:
1. Chris Chelios called and said he wants his nose back.
2. Renee's (the blond) bio stated that she wanted to obtain a doctrate degree in oral (dental) surgery. Of course, this bio was up before she got fired.
3. I believe they were actually fired for the assualt, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and fake identification and not the sex. However, by stating "embarassing to the team" that leaves it to speculation. I'm sure the Panthers are happy of the assualt and fake id charges as it provides an easy excuse for dismissal rather than the other lesbian encounter - even if that encounter has nothing to do with the team and the team should leave these girls to chose as they may.
4. However, if they would re-enact the incident for me, I'd be happy to provide my legal opinion on the legality of this act.
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I believe I read that Penthouse intends on making them an offer. No lie.
<< <i>I have been involved in law enforcement most of my adult life and if there is one thing I can say with certainty is that whenever you have a incident in a bar with individuals drinking the chance that the facts related to the authorities are somewhat skewered are very high. I am sure that something occurred that led to the fight but from a legal standpoint this incident is not that uncommon and is usually adjudicated in court with a fine warning or dismissal. The fact that they were arrested at the time does not make them guilty of anything until their hearing comes up and it seems to me somewhat unreasonable of the Panthers organization to take the actions they did before they are afforded due process and a chance to give their side of the incident. I mean think abut it if everyone that was ever in a bar scuffle was denied employment immediatly after arrest half the people in Civil Service Sports and Entertainment, Private Sector and Law Enforcement fields would be on the unemployment lines because they were an embarresment to their employer. >>
Good points and I will say that the firing was borderline fair, but not illegal.
So long as the employer does not commit disparate impact or disparate effect, it is fine to fire anyone for any reason under "employment at will". So, while your employer can walk in and say, "GOODLIEU, why are you wearing an Auburn sweatshirt to work??!! I hate Auburn with all my heart....YOU'RE FIRED!!” it cannot say ""GOODLIEU, why are you wearing a BYU sweatshirt to work??!! I hate BYU with all my heart....YOU'RE FIRED!!" Why? With BYU, the employer is discriminating against an university that is overwhelmingly comprised of one type of people - Mormons, whereas Auburn is comprised of a more heterogeneous group (no jokes, please)
Is it fair? Absolutely not, and most employers don't fire people for such stupid reasons due to the cost and headaches of fighting lawsuits, but it can be done and most employers win. If the cheerleaders want to file a wrongful dismissal charge, they can, but will likely lose.
Personally, I think Carolina was right in firing them. I could care less what they did in the bathroom. It is what they did afterwards that deserved dismissal. Resisting arrest.......assault.......and providing fake identification???? I don't know about you, but I would be fired if my employer found out I did this even if the facts are skewed. And compound this with a high profile job (yes, cheerleader is probably more high profile than what most of us do), and we can see why they got fired. Finally, with no union to protect them (I don't believe they have a union), they are SOL.
But this firing may turn out to be a blessing (at least according to America's standards) as the offers they are getting now may dwarf what they were making as cheerleaders. I see a reality show in the works....and the sad thing is that it may be better than 95% of the reality crap on TV today
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3. There are no such things as lesbians, just women who have not yet met Chuck Norris
These girls did not do anything noble, yet they most likely will be rewarded with more publicity from TV, Reality shows, Penthouse, etc. They most likely get more lucurative deals....
I doubt these girls had any malicious intent, but they did not do something heroic either.
Would anyone seriously go to Renee for dentistry once she goes back to college and dental school? Maybe she shapes up and all is forgiven.
Reality is that people are expendable in the workplace, especially private enterprises. It is the owner's company and he is allowed to run it how he wants it. He does not have to be successful or make the highest profits. He can fire employees at will unless there is illegal discrimination involved. An employer cannot fire someone because of his ethnicity or religious belief, but I think he can fire someone if he feels that person is not a good fit in the workplace, or for group chemistry. That leaves it wide open.
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<< <i>I'm sure the Panthers are happy of the assualt and fake id charges as it provides an easy excuse for dismissal rather than the other lesbian >>
Ok, lets all be honest. If NFL teams could get their cheerleaders (especially the Ultra Hot ones) to Make out with each other on the sidelines, there would be a 100% increase in the complaint calls from local moms.... but a 1000% increase in Ticket sales!!!
Bad news fellas - they weren't bushwhacking, one was losing her dinner. The other hopefully was holding her hair back. The moaning was the standard "drive the porcelain bus" chatter.
Now... about the oral surgery.
<< <i>Bad news fellas - they weren't bushwhacking, one was losing her dinner. >>
but you gotta admit, Smokin HOT Lesbian Cheerleaders WOULD increase sales And Ratings!
Not that hawt, mark that too...
Ok for real life lesbos though...