Ifound thisarticle ratherinteresting.This article is about a baseball coach who started to argue balls and strikes calls, but took it to a much larger level. The coach Brent Bowers stormed out of the dugout in pursuit of complaining the calls made by umpire Billy Van Raaphorst. Bowers gives arguing calls a new definition when he yells at Van Raaphorst and calls him some derogatory names. He throws a fit stating that Van Raaphorst is gay. Van Raaphorst is gay, which adds heat to the fire in this explosive argument.
This story is greatly significant because Bowers brought Van Raaphorst's personal life into something that should not involve it in any way. Being gay has nothing to do with the way Van Raaphorst officiates and Bowers crossed a line by involving it. It brings great attention to the fact that not everybody truly understands the personal choices people make with their life and they need to learn to accept the fact that it is that person's decision, nobody else's. Bringing Van Raaphorst's sexual preferences into the matter was highly inappropriate and something should be done to further aware people that this cannot happen.
What this story reveals about society is that not everyone is fully aware that is inappropriate to discuss or bring up anybodies personal choices or behavior in manner like this, especially if it is none of their business. If Van Raaphorst could not have controlled himself in such a dignified and honorable way, something serious could have broken out between the two, causing much more harm than intended.
Bowers got off easy for this insulting tyrade, getting only a two day suspension and a $500 fine. I do not belive people fully understand the circumstance and that it could have escalated to a much more violent and controversial event. Otherwise, Bowers would have suffered a much more severe punishment.
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