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American football causes brain damage and the sport needs to be banned. Happy Super Bowl! (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by johnmccainstumor@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

People used to die all the time playing football with no or leather helmets.

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

yea and ppl die bartending

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, but if people died so frequently bartending that they needed safety equipment, it would be silly to say that removing the safety equipment would result in safer bar tending practices.

We already have data on what happens when football players don't have helmets; head injuries so severe they literally die.

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

and now "safety" pads have gone the weapon route. so, what do?

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

IDK. Require a warning, read live by someone with severe CTE, before broadcasts?

Maybe there's a mechanical solution, such as helmets that track how much trauma someone experiences between practice and games, kinda like the "lifetime radiation exposure" concept.