Makes sense!

layoutshooter · May 2, 2014

Say something "BAD" and lose your property? Word police? Thought police? That can ONLY happen in the Soviet (United States) Socialist Republic of Russia.

Try THIS take!

Folks, you’re missing the point about Donald Sterling

Read more at Folks, you're missing the point about Donald Sterling | Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

Maybe THIS guy should run for president! He would get MY vote! A "sniveling Obama" he ain't!

Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com | The Official Website of Colonel Allen West

RLENT · May 2, 2014

layoutshooter said:
Maybe THIS guy should run for president!

Oh yeah ... that potentially could be extremely entertaining ... (obligatory caution: the links below may not appeal to one's particular sense of humor due to their mocking nature and coarse language):
http://wonkette.com/545673/allen-west-explains-how-crimea-made-obama-do-the-fort-hood-shootings
Disgraced Torturer Allen West Can No Longer Heart Disgraced Colin Powell Now That’s He’s A Total Commie

Allen West Explains How Crimea Made Obama Do The Fort Hood Shootings

Allen West, Fox & Friends Expose Muslim Plot To Jihad America With Votes

Is there a petition somewhere that we can sign to draft or otherwise encourage Mr. West to run for the nomination ?

cheri1122 · May 3, 2014

Allen West is missing the point about Donald Sterling: comments that would have been 'glossed over' years ago are no longer acceptable to most people, and if most people know and/or care] more about sports than politics, whose fault is that?

cheri1122 · May 3, 2014

Yet another point Mr West [and the OP] missed: it's not the US government that wants to "take" Sterling's property, it's the NBA. An Association he voluntarily agreed to become part of, including abiding by their rules & decisions.
"Soviet Socialist"?! Really?!

xiggi · May 3, 2014

I have to say regardless how disgusting or stupid what sterling said was the fact he can be forced to sell does not sit right with me. The thought police in today's society is a scary thing.

A very wise man had one of the best takes I have heard on this.
http://touch.latimes.com/#story/la-sp-sn-kareem-abdul-jabbar-donald-sterling-20140501/

Sent from my - Fisher Price ABC - 123

cheri1122 · May 3, 2014

That he could be forced to sell is the risk he took when becoming part of the NBA. What doesn't sit well with me is that his extensive history of racist comments and acts [as a slum landlord] were never given the public exposure that would have enabled the public to make their opinions known as well.
If he hadn't become used to being a racist bigoted jerk without any consequences, it wouldn't have gone as far as it did.

xiggi · May 3, 2014

I understand all of that I still believe people here have a right to believe what they want. I have no problem fans not coming players not playing people pickiting or anything else. Simply the fact of being forced to sell because you think stupid.

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RLENT · May 3, 2014

xiggi said:
I understand all of that I still believe people here have a right to believe what they want.

Certainly ... but that doesn't mean that they are also immune or completely legally protected from how others view what they believe, their conduct, etc. ... and whatever actions those others might take as a consequence.

xiggi said:
I have no problem fans not coming players not playing people pickiting or anything else. Simply the fact of being forced to sell because you think stupid.

I can see the merits of both sides: the rights of property vs. the obligation someone has when associated with others in a business arrangement.

One thing that might be worth considering is the type of property it is that is in question in this particular case.

It isn't just real property or normal personal property ... it is a type of franchise ...

IOW, some of the value of what is owned is derived from the association with others ...

As part of that arrangement, the others have their own interests ... and rights to act to protect those interests.

In typical business franchises, the rights tend to favor the franchisor as opposed to the franchisee.

RLENT · May 3, 2014

layoutshooter said:
Say something "BAD" and lose your property? Word police? Thought police? That can ONLY happen in the Soviet (United States) Socialist Republic of Russia.

No - it can happen where one fails to fulfill contractual legal obligations one might have to others.

Those contractual obligations are the consequence of a (capitalist) market economy, whereby multiple parties enter into a business arrangement ... and they are generally assumed willingly (without duress)

Whether that (being forced to divest one's property) will ultimately be what happens here remains to be seen.

tknight · May 3, 2014

I read he paid 15 mil for the team and will be selling for over 100 mil
Not a bad punishment

LDB · May 3, 2014

If they said they were no longer going to play against his team that would be one thing. If he is able to sell the team that's one thing. Those talking about confiscation and those approving of it have definite thinking problems as in their thinking is totally defective. Depending on the contract with the NBA they may or may not have any say in things. If they have as much say as to say it's confiscated then he was an idiot to sign that contract.

xiggi · May 3, 2014

No that can't confiscate it but they can force him to sell. He says he will take it to the courts but the cancer could get him before that was over.

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zorry · May 3, 2014

I'm sorry. With all his $$$, Barbie was the best toy he could buy ??

layoutshooter · May 3, 2014

Funny about the politically correct NBA. This slug SAYS a few words, and the ban him from the game. Not long ago, when Sterling was fined 17.3 MILLION dollars for has ACTIONS as a slum lord, they did nothing. I guess, at least in the NBA actions don't speak louder than words.

Thoughts and words can get you banned, unless you are a player. They can say ANYTHING they want, out loud, during games, nothing is done. Words, and thoughts, that are just as bad, but the name of the game is bouncing balls and owners don't bounce them. ANYONE with money can own, few can bounce, so they are "protected".

RLENT · May 3, 2014

LDB said:
If they said they were no longer going to play against his team that would be one thing. If he is able to sell the team that's one thing. Those talking about confiscation and those approving of it have definite thinking problems as in their thinking is totally defective.

I would say that those carelessly raising the possibility of confiscation whether they approve of it or not - when, as far as I know, the NBA has not suggested that - certainly appear to have defective thinking ... this would, of course, include Allen West ...

His defective thinking is not "new news" though ... as he had made a career of sharing of it publicly, on a whole variety of subjects ...

LDB said:
Depending on the contract with the NBA they may or may not have any say in things.

They certainly seem to feel as though they do ...

Since Mr. Silver is himself a lawyer - in addition to undoubtedly being represented and advised by NBA counsel - I would hazard a guess that he may have some basis for how he feels.

RLENT · May 3, 2014

layoutshooter said:
Funny about the politically correct NBA. This slug SAYS a few words, and the ban him from the game. Not long ago, when Sterling was fined 17.3 MILLION dollars for has ACTIONS as a slum lord, they did nothing. I guess, at least in the NBA actions don't speak louder than words.

If I'm not mistaken, in terms of what you refer to above, Sterling settled that without going to court and being tried, and he did not admit guilt.

So, light of that, is it still your position that the NBA should have done something ?

muttly · May 3, 2014

layoutshooter said:
Say something "BAD" and lose your property? Word police? Thought police? That can ONLY happen in the Soviet (United States) Socialist Republic of Russia.

Try THIS take!

Folks, you’re missing the point about Donald Sterling

Read more at Folks, you're missing the point about Donald Sterling | Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

Maybe THIS guy should run for president! He would get MY vote! A "sniveling Obama" he ain't!

Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com | The Official Website of Colonel Allen West

You got that right. Allen West is great individual.

RLENT · May 3, 2014

muttly said:
You got that right. Allen West is great individual.

LOL, yeah ... that ended up being so "radioactive" from all the stupidity that he spewed that he couldn't even win re-election to the US House of Representatives ...

muttly · May 3, 2014

Or it could be he didn't tow the establishment party line, and didn't get much support from them in his reelection bid. It should be a badge of honor for him.