PHX owner has team to wear "Los Suns" to protest immigration law

[Czarkazem132]

Somewhat related... This is what mixing politics and basketball can do... sigh

Two different things. One is the owner of a private company (NBA team) that got the input from his employees (players) that decided to make a stand, the other is a public school that a superintendent decided she would make the players make a stance without their input or their parents'. So I don't see the relation.

But don't worry, Sarah "You Betcha'" Palin is on the way.

 

[robbe2]

But don't worry, Sarah "You Betcha'" Palin is on the way.

With a ship, through the Great Basin.

 

[Lewis3]

sinobball I'm 100 % sure that if this law were directed towards Chinese/Asian people you'd the first one to speak up in this forum and would be as disgusted as about 40 % of us who still has a functioning brain in this country.

Imagine, you're walking down the street and a cop stop you and ask you for you document, let's say you forgot them at home, so he then proceed to arrest you and treat you like an average criminal. Then you asking him "but what have I done?, what's my crime officer" and he tells you that he arrested you because you look Chinese

How would you feel then

Illegal immigration in Arizona, and any area near Mexico for that Matter is crazy, and it as certainly become a HUGE social issue, and has brought us a lot of problems, So I do believe that Illegal Immigration should be radically tackle, this wave of undocumented coming in and out of the country at will by illegal means, Must not be permitted. BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO THAT, this is a violation to Human Rights violations, there is no need to humiliate a person for looking different/foreign/non-American.

 

[sinobball2]

sinobball I'm 100 % sure that if this law were directed towards Chinese/Asian people you'd the first one to speak up in this forum and would be as disgusted as about 40 % of us who still has a functioning brain in this country.

100% eh? Since you belong to a certain 60% who don't seem to understand "personally I'm not in favor of this law", I guess it is also impossible for you to understand my position of "mixing politics and sports is wrong REGARDLESS OF what the politics is".

 

[kfcfish2]

hope Sun will beat LA

 

[Uto-uto PBA Fans2]

Personally I'm not in favor of this law, but that's another issue. I don't think Mr. Sarver's actions are appropriate. While "Los Suns" are not offensive -- like he said the words are just there to honor the Latino population, and the Suns have worn the uniforms before -- the message is clearly political this time around. To me mixing sports and politics is a no-no. What's your take?

My take on this is that "Los Suns" of Arizona just tried to diffuse a potential backlash from the large latino population of the San Antonio Spurs homecourt.