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This feels a bit unseemly that they’re playing golf today after someone was killed.

Posted by Loyola May 17 '24, 12:50

How many people have to die before they stop playing golf for a day?

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nearly 3,000 (9-11) iirc the NFL played the day after JFK -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 14:45
I doubt we would have even heard about the death if it wasn't for Sheffler. -- nm - Dano May 17, 13:30 3
- You’re probably right. Another reason why modern professional golf is sickening. - Loyola May 17, 13:44 2
  - America does it in general when it comes to car crashes. 41k people were killed by cars or in car crashes last year. That's 112 a day. No one cares. -- (edited) - Krusty May 17, 16:52
  - Any event will do their best to minimize negative events -- this isn't a golf thing -- nm - Will Hunting May 17, 13:46
Sports don't have "the show must go on?" -- nm - con_carne May 17, 13:28 2
- Whoever came up with that one, didn’t put their name to it. -- nm - Loyola May 17, 13:44 1
  - I think it was Brian May. -- nm - Roger More May 17, 14:19
I read on SI, a columnist was saying it was only a matter of time till someone got hurt given the traffic patterns there. - Will Hunting May 17, 12:54 6
- But isn’t that par for the course at any major sporting event? - Loyola May 17, 13:00 5
  - Looking at a map, the main entrance road has neither a crosswalk or even a sidewalk. No pedestrian should be near this place. -- (link) - Will Hunting May 17, 13:04 2
    - And I don't want to sound like I'm blaming the victim -- people do risky things and the drivers need to be aware -- but this is a recipe for this to - Will Hunting May 17, 13:06 1
      - That’s like most courses I know. There should be a load of cops out doing traffic management as a matter of course, to keep the public safe where - Loyola May 17, 13:12
  - some of them did briefly.. -- (edited) - Jovian May 17, 13:03 1
    - Maybe some of them will sign their golf ball and give it to the man’s family to ease their suffering. -- nm - Loyola May 17, 13:15

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