Facebook Is Trouble, Example 241,028

He’s an idiot and deserves to be kicked off of the team.

By the way, Facebook addiction is a sign of the apocalypse.

Hey, maybe Barack’s new socialist agenda will help pay his way through college, since this idiot NO LONGER HAS A SCHOLARSHIP.

I guess the free market decided his brain just couldn’t cut it in this modern world.

A great lesson in life – never quote Chris Rock or Richard Pryor on your facebook.

on the contrary, it must be very tough for this kid and others like him right now.

In fact, I would suggest to all these mental midgets that they should vent their anger and post inflammatory, racist facebook status updates. I think it’s important that the world knows you’re a bigot and that you should embrace your prejudice for all to see.

I honestly think this is ridiculous. While he was in the wrong for putting a racial (and UNACCEPTABLE) slur on his facebook status, how is that grounds for kicking him off something that he worked to be on his entire life? Punishment is in order, not this. This is too far.

Things players do to NOT get kicked off your team: Drunk driving, hit your girlfriend, illegal weapons charges, possession of illegal drugs, academic cheating, bar fights, etc. etc.

Suspend the kid, make him apologize to the whole team face to face, etc.  His career is not over however.  He can transfer to another school and still play ball.

I know I’m going to get crap about this but welcome to United States. This isn’t going to stop people from posting such things. With President-Elect Obama this kind of thing is going to be a regular occurence. He is a person of color, as are the rest of us, he is Caucasian and African American. Regardless of that fact, some people in this country still see the skin color before the person. Burnette messed up. The fact he got kicked off the team is asinine. Is it something he should have kept to himself…of course. But we have freedom of speech in this country for a reason. If it is how he feels so be it, regardless if its right or wrong. He’ll just transfer to some 1-AA and play out the rest of his college career.

Wow, So much for Freedom of Speech I guess. I realize Dictator Bush pretty much nullified the Constitution but I still thought we had the right of Freedom of speech and expression, apparently not.

Jess

I got a few text messages from friends also as a "joke", but no way would I put them on Facebook.

Is he an idiot for posting something like that………yes.  Does he deserve this punishment……..no.  I hear nasty jokes every day, but they’re just stupid jokes.  Get over it people.   Everyone loves to point fingers and single out guys like this, forgetting that they’re not perfect either.  He’s probably a good guy but got caught up in the moment.  Those without sin, cast the first stone.

Jbone,
 you are wrong this time. Yes it was a stupid statement to put in a public forum and yes, he had just received this text message from a friend right after the moment Barack was declared the winner (a very euphoric moment no matter who you supported) At that moment Buck thought it was funny and would share it with others. A huge mistake that he is very contrite over.
Buck is a young man and still learning and could not have realized the impact this would have and especially the reaction people would have when they read words like this. People like Jbone who have no knowledge of the person from whom it came.
I’ve known him since he was 10 years old and this is 100% out of character for him. Buck has never done anything but show love and kindness to all people. I was ther when he received highschool recognition for helping all through school a girl who had become disabled.
I think the University and Mack Brown are acting out of political correctness. High Velocity is right that this young man has worked his whole life to land himself on a team like Texas.
 This whole thing should be summed up as one moment that he greatly embarrased himself and his family. Brown and the University should allow Buck the chance to redeem himself with his team and community.  By the way the Texas team feels bad for him because they do know him. This is ashame and should be understood that this statement occurred late at night and was just an impetuous act of repeating something that today he finds no levity in whatsoever.
 One mistake does not define Buck Burnette. His apology is sincere. Let us show this young man grace.

You cannot fight prejudice if you cannot see it. Do not keep the racism at home and do not promote "keep it to yourself." Let it out so everyone can see the true you. And, if you’re a racist puke and your job (team, family, town, etc.) doesn’t condone your views, then you pay the price. But to keep it bottled up and hidden, well that’s how racism survives. Why do you think the Klan wore (wears?) hoods? It’s not because they all cut themselves shaving.

One more point: Oops, I was drunk and ran over the kid on the bike. I didn’t mean it… The fact that he posted this in the middle of the night is irrelevant. The fact that he saw fit to post it at all is the point. Good guy or not, if a drunk hurts someone, he pays the price. If a football player stupidly posts a racist remark, HE PAYS THE PRICE.

Words are hurtful and they do have meaning. I am sure hurtful words have never came from your lips, rikblank.

No one was drunk and no one was ran over. You are blowing this out of proportion, which was my point.

I do not know Buck Burnette, so I cannot judge him. It is easy to say that what he did is wrong, because it is. Is this bad enough to warrant his dismissal? That is a tough call…What Coach Brown has done is to reinforce the notion that actions have consequences. I do know that as a college student, I did many dumb things that I would not do now. There is not a class for wisdom, it can only be attained through life lessons. I suspect that Buck will be better for this in the long run.

Political correctness is a very narrow place. But, there is a reason that we find ourselves here. It is enlightening that we can know have the option to vote for a person of color, even if we did not.  As a Texan, I support Coach Brown’s decision. As a father, I feel much empathy for Buck. Best of luck, Buck.

I applaud Mack’s quick and decisive action.  However, this seems like the ideal situation to put to a team vote.  Let this punk a&$ face his black teammates without any coaches present and have him try to explain his way out of it.  If he still wants to be on the team after that and they’ll have him, so be it, lesson learned.

If he in fact put comments about assassinating our next President then his punishment does fit the crime.  I’m so sick of people saying racist things and then trying to justify it by saying oh it’s just a joke I don’t really think that.  Yes you do think that way or you wouldn’t have said it.  Well it’s not a joke.  Would he feel it was a joke if others put out there their wishes to kill his mother or father.  No he wouldn’t.  So people like him and all of you trying to stick up for him need to just put on your white sheets and hoods so we can all know what you are and how you think ahead of time.

Couple points…first, we are talking about Kiddie Football here folks, it isn’t like he got kicked out of the pre-med program at John’s Hopkins. He got kicked out of kiddie football. If he can’t recover from that, he has other issues to address.

Second, if making a college football team is his greatest life achievement he ever plans to attain…then, again, this is probably the best thing that could have ever happened to him. He was now forced to realize what his parents and friends should have taught him long ago (NOT commenting on Buck or his family, NOT AT ALL, I am commenting on the morons here who are equating this to him being sent to Gitmo or something).

To the matter at hand…
I applaud the coach. I am so, SO fed up with the above the peseants mentality of college athletics (I live in a college town, I was also a collegiate athlete, I don’t think ignorance nor envy are at play here). Now, this one young man, who contrary to the musings of the kiddie football fanatics here, has his whole life in front of him. He just learned one of the most valuable lessons he could have: everyone is accountable for everything they do all the time.

While I concede that he does have the right to free speech, you have to accept that a team or organization can make up any rule they want for their membership. They are not impeding his free speech, he can say whatever he wants. However, they are putting restrictions and guidelines on the membership status to THEIR organization. You are right: he has free speech and he can go back to his dorm room and call the coach whatever name he likes. But this team also has the right to dictate the type of personell they want. And they can base that on whatever criteria they want (within legal guidelines, i.e. race, creed, color, etc.)

So, my heart is broken for this kid. I was a kid. I did many, many stupid things. Life endangering things. Luckily I matured before I harmed myself or someone else. This kid was just handed the same oppertunity. Yes, it is a travesty of global proportions that he got kicked off the big T!! However, perhaps a more mature and thoughtful man will come out of it. What a travesty in deed!!!

This is bigger than just getting kicked off the football team. The kid probably lost his scholarship. As an ex-player from the football crazed high schools of the state of Alabama, I can tell you exactly how much time he has devoted to his sport to be able to play at the University of Texas. He sacrificed A LOT. If this kid had been a superstar or a potential NFL draft pick, he would have been suspended for  a quarter and nobody would even know about this. UT decided to make an example out of this kid for the sake of being politically correct. Obviously what he said was wrong, but you see kids who get caught with drugs, DUI, underage drinking, and nothing happens to them. This kid speaks his mind (on a VERY touchy issue in our society) and probably didn’t even mean it, and this happens. This is unfortunate, and wrong. Give the kid a chance to walk back on.

How about a bit of quality reporting and tell us what the comment really was?  It’s funny everyone is making all these judgments not really knowing what was said.  Weather it was racial, threatening or just plan stupid is a subjective thing for each person to interpret for themselves, which is impossible to do when you don’t know what the words were.  But what I might find as an innocuous comment might seem completely racist to someone else and vice versa.  That being said, I agree that while we have freedom of speech, there is no freedom of the consequences of your words.

thank goodness black football players never say anything racist

Buck’s comment was this:

all the hunters gather up, we have a #$%&er in the whitehouse"

This can obviously be construed as a threat to the President-elect. And, as such, it’s a felony, and can and should be acted upon by the Secret Service. Buck will be lucky if he doesn’t serve some jail time, much less get his stupid butt kicked off a University-supported football team.

Yes, he’s young, immature, and has a lot to learn about life. And it sounds like he’s genuinely sorry for his actions. Good. If football (not his education, god forbid, but football!) is so important to him, then maybe he can enroll at another college next year, while keeping his mouth shut.

I never liked Bush. I think he’s the worst thing to hit our country in a very long time. But I NEVER advocated any form of violence towards him, or anyone else. Violence is never the answer. I speak with my vote instead.

Some of you guys are ignorant. If you get on an airplane and say "I have a bomb" what happens? The FBI comes and gets you. Why? Because it’s not a joke and even if it is it’s a federal crime. Obama is a federal official and it is a crime to threaten, appear to threaten of "joke" about killing a federal official. It’s not a joke, it’s not about free speech and it’s not about "saying anything racist" Pure and simple it’s about the law. Don’t believe it? Go on the internet and threaten a white elected official. See what happens. You’ll be a butt buddy before you know it. Stop trying to blame Obama for everything. You’re out of touch with the rest of the country and the world.

Most commentators don’t realize why he was kicked off the team, and why it was the right thing to do:1) Playing football (especially on a scholarship) is a privilege, not a right!2) The Texas coach has to worry about his football team.3) His football team has players of all colors and he recruits players of all colors.Assuming he does not kick this guy off the team, consider:1) How would his teammates think of his statements, and how would much would they enjoy playing with him?2) How many coaches recruiting against Texas are gonna tell all the recruits of color.  "Why would you go to Texas, where Coach is okay with playing racists on his team?", whether their statement is true or not.3) The guy screwed up, and unfortunately, due to the circumstances, his punishment might be disproportionate.  However, this is not a "free speech" issue, or a "he did or did not deserve this" issue.  This is a simply a "what is best for the longhorns football team" issue.

Ok besides what the kid said as being stupid as hell.  How are you going to recruit black athletes to Texas to play along side a kid who allegedly said "hunters get your guns, theres a ni@@er in the white house." not only did you just threatened the president of the United States on a public forum your team is probably 60-70% black.  The coach knows the other coaches will exploit this if he stays on the team and his recruiting will go into the toilet.

I’m not going to get all bent out of shape over some of your responses, but I must say, it amazes me how easy it is to dismiss things you are not the victim of. I don’t just mean racism, but even natural disasters. People in the west have less respect for hurricanes and more respect for wild fires. People in the northeast seem to think that blizzards are worse than the tornados that midwesterners face and so on and so forth. When you don’t face an animal like racism on a daily basis, you probably don’t even notice it. But when you do face it from some person, or business or officer or commercial or magazine artical or radio station or newspaper or movie or news program, etc., you do tend to notice it. That guy has several teammates that are black and who are also huge reasons why that guy is playing on a winning team. How easy is it now, for him to just apologize and retract and say that he published something so hideous, but that he doesn’t believe in? It’s funny how his published feelings that he doesn’t feel made him the butt of th text message joke. 

I’m not going to get all bent out of shape over some of your responses, but I must say, it amazes me how easy it is to dismiss things you are not the victim of. I don’t just mean racism, but even natural disasters. People in the west have less respect for hurricanes and more respect for wild fires. People in the northeast seem to think that blizzards are worse than the tornados that midwesterners face and so on and so forth. When you don’t face an animal like racism on a daily basis, you probably don’t even notice it. But when you do face it from some person, or business or officer or commercial or magazine artical or radio station or newspaper or movie or news program, etc., you do tend to notice it. That guy has several teammates that are black and who are also huge reasons why that guy is playing on a winning team. How easy is it now, for him to just apologize and retract and say that he published something so hideous, but that he doesn’t believe in? It’s funny how his published feelings that he doesn’t really feel, made him the butt of the text message (JOKE?).  

Oh man I can’t believe he said something racist nobody does that!! I’m sure black players never post any racist comments on their facebook!! NOT! THIS SUIT IS BLACK……..PAUSE NOT!!

stupid redneck!

 Am I the last human with slave blood on earth who can go Jackie Robinson by ignoring words, I know I can’t be…..Words  never prove anybody one way or another, just actions.

Half of the rabid kerry/gore/obama supporters have publicly said they wanted to kill GW and that is a REAL crime and NONE of them have ever been convicted. Now were punishing people for things which no law even exists. Sorry if you dont like it, he didnt even commit a crime, unlike 90% of the people you voted for. He may young and dumb but many other people need to get your priorities straight.

What ever happened to freedom of speech? I mean if Neo-Nazis and White Supremists like the clan can march, rallies and speew their ignorance and hatred for their fellow man what is the difference here?

This is just the beginning of the fascism that Obama’s followers will
begin to throw into our faces.  As the entire Liberal World
attacked and threatened Mrs. Palin and President Bush, not once
(without investigation and proper legal defense) was anyone silenced
for their "creative and expressionist" remarks.  When the same is
said to a Liberal politician, it is a "threat to nation security",
"racist", "bigotry" and "stupid".  Look in the mirror sometimes,
people.

That being said, I believe that the threat of
assassinating the president-elect of the United States of America makes
you a declared traitor and you should be taken out and shot in a public
square.   For those of you that believe this is too harsh…
shut up.  I am tired of dealing with you people as though you
mattered.  If you threaten the President or Prime Minister of ANY
nation, your life should be forfeit.  Freedom of Speech does not
protect "Enemies of the State".  Yelling "fire" is only dangerous
due to panic, the kind of panic the threat of losing ones leader might
produce.

While walking out of a McDonald’s some young African American kids said "Hibbity Jibbity" to me. I am of brown skin as well. If an African American athlete disparaged another minority on facebook would they get punished? You see racism knows no color, but is justice really that blind?

@ jeffr02 – you have a very practical point of view.  I appreciate the wisdom in your post.

If I am the coach, I keep the player and let the teammates sort it out.

If the goal is ultimately to have a color-blind society, what would Coach Brown have done if the player were African-American?  Or Hispanic?

And who was damaged by prejudiced or bigoted post?  Only the player, as far as I can see.  Are not his comments a form of "protected speech" – even if the content is repugnat to most?

I give Coach Brown an "F" for the civics lesson.

Hey George Tirebiter/Hyacinth House, how do you think Mack Brown would have reacted to your comments against Southerners?  Remember your famous quotes from previous post?"A perfect description of the backward, inbred southerners that run in your crowd.""You don’t really qualify as "people" anyway, as you are just a cartoonish stereotype.""Baton Rouge is a little backwater college city. Whats the population? 200,000? Your most famous resident (H. Rap Brown) was a terrorist and a murderer.""But to keep you happy – all of the ignorant, inbred, peckwood, crackerboys who were offended by my commnets, post here and I will give you a personal and public apology.""Why fight the latent homosexuality, just come out of the closet already! Pudwhacker!""I’m sure you still embrace the concept of Jim Crow. Do you also wear sheets when you promote your hate-filled ‘values’.""And, we all know what happens to the homeless in Louisiana. We saw them floating down the river or rotting on the freeway overpasses.""I have no doubt a sheet-wearer, like yourself, cheered as the bodies floated away. People who brag about "southern superiority" are like that." You are the Poster-Boy for racist comments.  Fight On!!

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I just want to take this opportunity to congratulate all
those out there that condemn a young man on making a mistake, as I’m sure
you’ve never ever said something….then realized that it was
inappropriate.  Because if you had then, I’m sure you would be unemployed…as
I’m sure those weren’t the views of your employer.  I by no means support
racism, but I do support the importance of allowing people to grow up and make
mistakes and be given the chance to redeem themselves.  So for all of you
that think this was the right decision by Mack/Texas then I’m so happy that
you’ve had such a good run in life that you’ve never slipped!  I applaud you!!!!!  Keep up your perfect record…….

None of us know what the young man said so to judge whether kicking him off the team was fair or not would be premature. He made an error in judgment no question and he will suffer the consequences for that decision. It is ironic that he is kicked off the team but kids who smoke dope or get DUI’s get second chances. You gotta admit there is something wrong with the punishment fitting the crime.

Freedom of speech is great but it is in no way a free pass.  Sure this ignorant meat head is allowed to say whatever he wants and post whatever he wants to post on his little web page but he also must be liable for what he says.  The university of Texas in turn can take whatever action they feel appropriate.  If he seriously said what SanDiagoMark says he said then what else can you expect.  That is a horrible and extremely ignorant thing to say and you DO NOT put something like that on a public forum if you do not believe it.  Now he can take his racist ways back to the racist ranch he grew up on and live with the fact for the rest of his life that his freedom of speech was what ruined his dreams.  Way to go Buck, you piece of crap.  Do you seriously think that people believed that apology?!?

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I appreciate the outrage but I find it highly disturbing
that we are monitoring a college kid’s facebook status. Was there some reporter
with nothing better to do than surf every update a Texas player posted? I’ve written dumber
things at three in the morning on my Facebook.

Breaking the law gets you suspended for one game but exercising an amendment
(as poorly as he did) nets you an expulsion. Odd world we live in. Seems to me
that a suspension and a apology should have been enough. Let his teammates decide.

I lost a shcolarship once, to the U of Tennessee. I lost it because of minor vandalism. I was young and pretty stupid, really. And you know what? It wasn’t the end of the world. I had to get a job, so that’s what I did. I have my degree, in fact two.

My point is that losing that scholarship was painful, to me and my family, and so I had to examine myself. My immaturity.

I suspect he needs to do the same.

S

scholarship, sorry.

(ha ha)

and Brandon Marshall holding up a black glove is not racist? if this had been a bleck kid saying something about a white president elect it would have been okay, because he is a poor black kid. this is crap, and this is what we have to look forward to. you panty waisted liberals just continue to infringe on our speech rights etc…… see how long the country lasts!!

Look at it from the standpoint Mac is.  If he allows racist or people who publicly make racist comments into the locker room he has just backed himself into a corner.  What would you suggest Mac say to a black blue chips recruits mom when asked why he tolerated those comments and allowed the kid to remain on the team?

George Tirebiter gave Mac an F on how he handeled the situation and wondered what Mac would have done if it was a black kid making the comments.

Well Georgie boy do your research before you give out the grade.

James Henry, a black player, had a MySpace page that was filled with N-bombs, F-bombs and gang signs.  He was cut quicker than Pete Carroll can get a hundred dollar bill into a recruit’s pocket.

Chris64 Brandon Marshall was going to put up black and white glove. I just wanted to make sure you knew that in light of your comments.

After careful consideration of all the comments on this story I have come to the conclusion that HE’S AN IDIOT AND DESERVES TO BE KICKED OFF OF THE TEAM!!!

Anyone who says that Burnette’s comments are protected as free speech by the First Amendment does not have a clue. First, the comments attributesd to this idiot were not only racist but can read as inciting violent overthrow of the US government; a crime known as sedition. Second, the First Amendment does not protect all speech (remember that little phrase we all learned in high school: "you can’t cry fire in a crowded theatre when there is no fire") and would not protect Burnette’s. Sure it is his opinion but the Constituition does not and should not protect racist and violent speech. He attends a publicly funded college and has his education paid for, in part, by such funding.

what about the white kid who lost the scholarship?

I have a question for everyone. If it would have been Colt McCoy instead of a second stringer like Burnette who did this, do you think Brown would have kicked McCoy off the team? Not likely.

ILuvCFball

Nice try! The answer to your question would be a resounding "Yes".

Now answer the question:

What would you suggest Mac say to a black blue chips recruits mom and dad when asked why he tolerated those comments and allowed the kid to remain on the team?

Insert any coaches name insted of Mac’s if you wish.

I will admit that he made a mistake, but it was a big one. This was just stupid. The punishment was well-deserved.

Uncle Ruckus would be proud.

Out of all the people here who have dogged Burnette, do any of you know him personally?  My guess is no you haven’t and therefore have no right to judge him.  Was it a joke?  Is he really a racist?  None of us really know since none of us know him.

"Remember, Buck, it’s important to keep racism in the home, not in public." (Taken from article above)

Is there really a reason to be racist at all? Whether in one’s home or in public?  No I don’t think so, we all bleed the same color. 

He was cut from the team, he is catching heat from those that KNOW him.  Give the man a second chance elsewhere.

words are words

what happened to freedom of speech?

facebook = devil. …….haha

Anytime that someone gets the bright idea to utter words along the lines of "assassinate the president", it no longer is just a joke or a small thing,   That is a terrorist threat.  You can go to jail for making a terrorist threat against your drunk a$$ neighbor or any other low life and go to jail for the mere words.  When you make the stupid decision to utter those words against the president of the United States you are about to incur some heat of a magnitude that you probably never have imagined.  The freedom of speech concepts also gives you the freedom of not being a dumb a$$ and saying stupid things like kill somebody.  It also gives your neighbor the freedom of walking around and not having anyone make speeches about killing or hurting them.  That is what has happened to freedom of speech.   You can say whatever you want.  However, when you cross a certain line your words now have consequences.   You curse someone out, it is assault (which carries a jail sentence also).  You threaten to kill them …  that is a lil more serious