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Players better pay attention to the consequences of their actions and their cheapest phentermine free shipping, and the NBA better pay close attention to all of this as well. The league has many players and now even referees who by past or present cheapest phentermine free shipping or activities, have put themselves, their families, and maybe even their teammates at risk. Tim Donaghy prevented the classic home invasion with a 24 hour guard on his house. But, do you think he and his family felt safe after his association with the gambling world? Think they feel safe even now? What if a referee, coach or player is involved with individuals whether casual acquaintances or old friends who are seeking payback or retribution? How long before somebody shows up in the arena parking lot or sprays the team bus with gunfire? The gambling issue is serious enough, and the potential consequences of involvement in that world and the violence that can result are a dangerous reality the NBA does not take lightly. However, in looking for more answers to these issues, we must shine the light in some other places. We cannot continue to just scratch the surface of these criminal issues without getting into a culture that glorifies violence and disrespect; and the way we accept, tolerate and by our silence condone this destructive behavior. We have poisoned the minds and hearts of a generation of young people by producing, marketing, selling and glorifying what may be the single, most devastatingly destructive social epidemic in our nation's history. It's the destructive mentality of the violent thug culture. When that type of mentality isn't strongly condemned and stigmatized, it becomes enabled, emboldened and embraced. When that mentality grows up, it becomes a monster. And when we sit idly by and allow this to permeate throughout our society, what do we get? We get everything from guys and even girls tattooing their bodies with slogans of attitude to show everyone how tough they think they are. We get children attacked by pit bulls because the males in their family are more concerned about their street credibility than they are about the safety and welfare of their own families. We get attitudes of "I'll stab you for looking at my girl" to "I'll break into your house and shoot you for disrespecting me." We also get awards shows from California to New York that break out into fights, riots and melees. These are awards shows celebrating the kind of mentality creating the fight at the awards show, which is put on to honor those who produce and sell records promoting the mentality starting the riot. I challenge you to find a better definition of the word "dysfunction." You also get little Reggie, a 4'6" seventh grader in my class, who showed me his wad of cash and told me he didn't care if he got murdered, because his brother would find the guy who did it and "kill him in his head." Where did he get that mentality? He didn't get it in my class, but you can be sure he heard it on a record. This is not a blanket condemnation of hip hop. Any intelligent person can tell the difference between Kirk Franklin and 2Pac. But, a significant segment of the hip hop population has embraced the violent thug culture. In the process, they have turned criminals and drug dealers into heroes and kids who want to get an education into objects of ridicule. We have turned evil into good and good into evil. God help us. If you don't think all of this is related from learning aggressive attitudes early in life, to having that mentality reinforced by the surrounding culture, to pumping those messages into your car speakers, televisions and home music systems, to trouble at clubs to shootings to home invasions then you are a big part of the problem. And if you are one of those people who cries "racism" every time negative and destructive behavior is put on the table for discussion, then you may be the biggest problem of all. It's hard to have a conversation about this when cries of racism keep drowning out the dialogue. Destructive behavior and negative attitudes should be condemned by everyone no matter where they originate. I'll bet you there are thousands of people mourning Sean Taylor's death, and hundreds going to the funeral, who if you pulled their CDs out of the case or scrolled their playlists on their iPods, there would be music and lyrics glorifying the type of behavior that has them mourning Taylor's death in the first place. That may rival our previous definition of dysfunction. If we don't want this glorification of violence to become a reality in our lives, we had better eradicate it from our world early in a child's life in thought, word and deed. We better condemn it, stigmatize it and have an absolute zero tolerance for it from those who produce it, sell it and market it, to those who play it on the radio, show it in a video, buy it at the mall, tattoo it on their body or mimic it with their behavior. For the NBA, get it out of the arenas, off the speakers, out of the commercials, video games, and completely and entirely separate it from anything and everything remotely related to the National Basketball Association. Credit the NBA for dealing with a byproduct on the back end of this madness by virtually eliminating fighting during games. Does any basketball fan not know the NBA's policy of leaving the bench area? Why is the league so effective in preventing violence on the court? Because of an absolute zero tolerance policy for it, the condemnation and stigmatization of the players involved, as well as heavy fines and penalties. Robert Horry's foul on Steve Nash last year? That's a chair throwing, fans pouring out of the stands, gym clearing, gunshots in the parking lot, full scale riot in another setting. But not in the NBA. Friday night, Mark Madsen's physical fouls on Kevin Garnett could have easily led to an altercation. You better believe players are weighing the potential consequences in their heads whenever something gets a little heated. But because the NBA has made a strong, clear stand fights and violent incidents are rare. A more difficult issue to deal with for the NBA may be the problems players face when they attempt to break away from the violent culture. You can read this story in almost any newspaper on any given day. It's almost always the same scenario a kid who had some trouble earlier in his life is now trying to get himself together. He's on the right track, but no matter how hard he tries, something or someone from his past catches up to him. By all accounts, Sean Taylor had begun turning his life around. But, just when it seems he was headed in the right direction, this tragedy occurred. Those past cheapest phentermine free shipping can become difficult as players try to remain friends with guys they grew up with remembering where they came from, keeping it real whatever terminology you want to use. How does a player separate from this culture and still maintain relationships with friends in that world? How does he balance this? What happens when their friends won't let them go? What happens when friends feel betrayed or sold out when they take the approach of "If I can't have it you can't have it?" How does a player protect himself from this? How does he protect his family? How can the NBA help players in this position? Over the past year, Commissioner Stern has had exploratory meetings about how the NBA can have earlier, more consistent interaction in the lives of its next generation of players. Last March, I attended a meeting with the commissioner and his staff to discuss these issues. Maybe this is the time to implement some of those steps that could begin to turn the tide on this seemingly growing problem. Hopefully, those steps toward change will be taken well before the next criminal is on the steps of an NBA player's home. ... cheapest phentermine free shipping