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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yea and ppl die bartending

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.