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sports-law.blogspot.com - 1/14/2008
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The Golf Channel reporter Kelly Tilghman stated the only hope young professional golfers have in competing with Tiger Woods would be to “lynch [him] in a back alley.” The three common excuses have risen again to urge that such comments are not really such a big deal: (1) Tiger Woods is not offended so neither should we, (2) the comment was a joke, without ill-intent, and (3) any punishment is ...
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Kelly Tilghman's comments have golf bloggers in a frenzy
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Well, there has definitely been some controversy in the world of golf lately! Kelly Tilghman's remark about how young golfers should lynch Tiger Woods in the back alley has gotten everyone's attention, especially golf bloggers! Here's what some of them are saying about The Golf Channel's gaffe.
The always-excellent Sports Law Blog points out that it's no laughing matter:
"None of the excuses can excuse a joke that ties lynching with an African American because it dismisses and insults those who care about unjustified brutal killings. Historians ...
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