Sydney Angell
16 October 2015
Synthesis Essay
Letellier
John Jay Assault on Referee The news story of two football players tackling a referee during a game has gone viral. At John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas, two of the football players have been suspended for tackling a referee during a game against Marble Falls. Punishment for the boys is up in the air still as that assistant coach, Mack Breed, has admitted to telling the players to hit the referee. He stated “This guy needs to pay for cheating us” to a few of the players moments before the incident occurred (Villafranca). Speculations have been made as to what the two players should have done when Breed gave the orders. Should the boys be tried as adults? Do they deserve a more harsh punishment? Immediately after the game, a paid leave of absence was set in place for assistant coach Mack Breed. As for the players, they have been suspended from John Jay High School and from the football team. …show more content…
With the players both being minors, it is questionable on whether or not they should be tried as adults for the assault. "The first thing we want is that those two kids never play football again”, said Wayne Elliott, Austin Football Officials Association secretary. Two sides have been distinguished between making the players have a harsh punishment or just the suspension being enough. Rojas and Morenos’ lawyer thinks that they have been through enough already. For now the punishment has been set to a suspension for the year and a temporary suspension from John Jay high school. “Assault against a school official” is a criminal charge and they should have to take the full punishment involved with it (Smith). Even if assistant coach, Mack Breed did instigate the call, they are still their own people and can make decisions on their own based on morals and
16 October 2015
Synthesis Essay
Letellier
John Jay Assault on Referee The news story of two football players tackling a referee during a game has gone viral. At John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas, two of the football players have been suspended for tackling a referee during a game against Marble Falls. Punishment for the boys is up in the air still as that assistant coach, Mack Breed, has admitted to telling the players to hit the referee. He stated “This guy needs to pay for cheating us” to a few of the players moments before the incident occurred (Villafranca). Speculations have been made as to what the two players should have done when Breed gave the orders. Should the boys be tried as adults? Do they deserve a more harsh punishment? Immediately after the game, a paid leave of absence was set in place for assistant coach Mack Breed. As for the players, they have been suspended from John Jay High School and from the football team. …show more content…
With the players both being minors, it is questionable on whether or not they should be tried as adults for the assault. "The first thing we want is that those two kids never play football again”, said Wayne Elliott, Austin Football Officials Association secretary. Two sides have been distinguished between making the players have a harsh punishment or just the suspension being enough. Rojas and Morenos’ lawyer thinks that they have been through enough already. For now the punishment has been set to a suspension for the year and a temporary suspension from John Jay high school. “Assault against a school official” is a criminal charge and they should have to take the full punishment involved with it (Smith). Even if assistant coach, Mack Breed did instigate the call, they are still their own people and can make decisions on their own based on morals and