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

submitted 7 months ago by johnmccainstumor@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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My treat is lecturing others on why their treat consumption is bad. And cocaine, I really really love cocaine.

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[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago

honestly just make them play without pads.

[-] buh@hexbear.net 23 points 7 months ago

make them play with sharp, spiky pads

[-] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 20 points 7 months ago

And cars like Mad Max

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Half time show is a guy bungie corded up on the front of a mack truck playing riffs on his flamethrower guitar

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

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

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

yea and ppl die bartending

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[-] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.