24. "owners are subject to completely different rules" In response to In response to 19
as they should be, but nice try with the strawman. if you're a fan and you hurl a racial slur AT the arena, lifetime ban. but online? nah. and it's also not the responsibility of any team to be scouring the internet for racist fans. not only that, but a bunch of boston fans used the n-word to say they were disgusted by boston fans using the n-word. do you ban them too simply because they used the word? maybe not, but then you get into a tricky game of "who meant it?". the racist tweeters could just say they were mocking the other racist tweeters. how does an organization define someone's intention when they speak in 140 characters or less?