Well, I now know something about Patrioys fans and DU

[JayhawkSD]

They cannot take a joke. Really. What was obviously said in fun, poking fun at Tom Brady was deemed by a jury to be abusive. Pathetic.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. I liked what someone on the news said after playing a clip

of his press conference when he said he knew nothing

They said...

"Well, that's what you get when you cross Handsome with Lying Through Your Teeth"

Shoot, wish I saw the joke ! (Or been on the jury)

[jakeXT]

2. I bet it will stay with him for some time

[Capt. Obvious]

3. If you're going to complain about a jury hide

at least post the results that came into your inbox. Then people can see if you're being disingenuous.



On Thu May 7, 2015, 10:29 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Ever since the Patriots danced on the Chargers' logo...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1204&pid=54341

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Really? I understand this is the sports room but we shouldn't be subjected to gender role homophobic slurs. Sissy, prissy, woman's hair salon, throws like a girl.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Thu May 7, 2015, 10:38 AM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: If he threw like a girl he probably would not have needed to deflate the football.
His behavior was wrong, but that was not enough to say about him so use
stupid slander against others to make your point, hide.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Come on. Sissy? Prissy? Throws like a girl? Stop with the fucking misogynistic, homophobic crap already. Sheesh.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Come on! This is fairly tame for sports insults.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Agreed. As much as I detest bandwagon Pats fans, this is over the line.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The post is sexist and offensive but I think it's better to show that sexism remains an issue, have an example of what it looks like and discuss it than hide everything that makes us uncomfortable. I understand and support the jury system, but I think it's overused. Let's have some teachable moments.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Yavin4]

4. If you can't make fun of a man with movie star good looks, worth milions of dollars, and married to

a supermodel, then who in the hell can you make fun of?