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BugEyedLemur t1_j8jwr63 wrote

Reply to comment by Look_to_the_Stars in Michigan State cancels athletic events for 48 hours after campus shooting by PrincessBananas85

Did the thought ever occur to you that the students who died may have been friends with the student-athletes or even involved with the teams? An entire community was just fucking shot up for no reason, but yea, basketball within that community shouldn't wait because shootings and basketball aren't directly related.

Give people time to grieve and process what the hell just happened. It could've been anyone who died, including the athletes on the basketball team. For fucks sake, they may have been present when it was all going down. Can't believe this needs to be explained to anyone at this point. Oh wait, yea I can, because stupidity and lack of empathy seemingly run rampant and parallel these days.

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Look_to_the_Stars t1_j8jxq1f wrote

So how long is that? Who decides that? Two days is way too short but a week is long enough? Two weeks? The rest of the year? Should MSU cancel ALL events for as long as some Reddit user thinks is long enough?

Also the fact that you can’t even type one paragraph without cursing like a middle schooler says more about you than anything.

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BugEyedLemur t1_j8k0sk7 wrote

Lol what exactly does cursing say about me? I like to swear when I'm impassioned? Please elaborate.

Now, concerning your questions, these time frames should be decided by those who are impacted by the event. When the students feel ready to go back, they are ready to go back. Polling is huge in these types of scenarios. Grief counselors work with students and also work directly with crisis management teams to make these types of decisions alongside school boards. All of the data that is amassed regarding the student bodies' mental health status is analyzed, then a decision is made by these bodies. There is no standard for these types of events because they are so dynamic. Information and data will help make the decision which will leave some people happy and some not. You cannot please everyone.

All that said, sports can wait a bit while the people in charge can navigate the best way to approach this.

For good measure: fuck.

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