[jacksonpt]

how screwed up is this... saw it on cnnsi this morning.

A South African soccer referee pulled a gun and shot dead a coach who questioned one of his rulings, police said on Sunday.

Inspector Mali Govender of the Grahamstown police in the Eastern Cape province said a fight broke out after the referee gave a yellow warning card to a player in a local match on Saturday.

"There was an altercation...and the referee became threatened when the other team approached him because they were angry," Govender said. "So he pulled out a gun and killed the coach of the visiting team."

full story here

 

[golgiaparatus]

damn!

 

[shifty S]

hahahaha



dont mess with the ref....

then again the most i did reffing was yell at a coach, never had to shoot one...

 

[binary visions]

Dude, I'd totally shoot someone if they questionned my call. No doubt about it.

If I'm the ref, my word is LAW.

 

[stosh]

I bet if Knuck reff'd there would be more dead people.

 

[Stupendous Man]

Thats kinda wierd, its like if you said different to one of your teachers opinions and you got iced.

 

[Silver]

You mean South Africa isn't happy fun land?

I bet the next time a yellow comes out, the players on the offending team won't all crowd around the ref and get in his face...

 

[I Are Baboon]

If only the NFL and NBA refs took a little initiative like this, maybe the crybaby players would not bitch and moan so much. :devil:

 

[binary visions]

I bet if Knuck reff'd there would be more dead people.

I think if Knuck did anything that required significant contact with the general population, there'd be more dead people...

 

[binary visions]

If only the NFL and NBA refs took a little initiative like this, maybe the crybaby players would not bitch and moan so much. :devil:

No kidding. Crybaby coaches, too, actually.

I think play reviews are B.S. That's what the refs are there for - to make the best call they can given what they can see. You take the good with the bad, because its part of the game.

Issue all the refs a sidearm and announce that all whining about play calls will be considered a threat and justifiable homicide will ensue