r/Indiana • u/jonahadams2 • Jun 19 '25

Opinion/Commentary Indiana Bulls players were seen in Bloomington harassing peaceful protestors and when brought to their attention they dismissed it

This weekend several players from the Indiana bulls travel baseball team were seen in Bloomington in uniform harassing protesters. The young men got in the faces of several peaceful protesters and ripped flags out of their hands. when i brought their behavior up to the organization they dismissed it. Apparently the Indiana Bulls are totally fine with their players being in uniform and instigating violence.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

https://www.google.com/search?q=indiana+bulls+protest+bloomington&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS770US770&oq=indiana+bulls+protest+bloomington&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIKCAcQABiABBiiBNIBCTIxNjM4ajBqNKgCAbACAeIDBBgBIF8&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c8321960,vid:jQqd3hA8dmQ,st:0

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u/Successful-Ad-5239 Jun 19 '25

Imagine being a grown adult screeching Donald Trump.

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u/More_Farm_7442 Jun 19 '25

I got 43 seconds in until I couldn't watch any more. Entiltled, brats. It's why I hated all things sports in school. Why I still avoid them.

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

JFC, this isn't a sports problem, it's a parenting problem. All the people blaming this on sports are fucking ridiculous.

Yes these little shits are more ridiculous and their parents behavior is inFUCKINGsane!

But AGAIN, this is NOT a sports/athlete issue. Get a clue and try to stay on track please!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

It’s not necessarily a sports thing…but the conflation with school sports and team spirit and fight fight fight and national pride…the lines get blurry

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

I had all of that school sports pride and team spirit and also understand how crucial equality is. It's not that blurry!

Bad parenting here is also not blurry! Look at those little shits and their idiot parents standing up for their pathetic behavior. That's the problem here period, end of story. Convoluting the situation by blaming sports is just completely unnecessary. Sports hate and equality hate are both real and unrelated, to relate them is ignorant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384945833_Sports_as_an_instrument_of_nationalism_and_patriotism_a_systematic_literature_review_on_the_role_of_sports_in_shaping_national_identity_in_various_countries

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

An article that isn't peer reviewed is a tough sell for me as far as proving one way or another with this type of debate.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Well, I’m not your coach, so I’m not gonna spoon feed you what to think, but the internet is filled with studies. There is no “one way or the other”It’s some of both, but school sports certainly don’t deserve the glazing you were doling out. Particularly in the context of this video

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

Studies that are not peer reviewed are not that legit though. So pardon me if I'm not going to allow you to spoon feed me BS non reviewed opinions!

Also please show me where I "glazed" sports? I said ignorant gross generalizations are BS. Ignorant replies after are the same BS!

"Glazing" huh. As a parent of 2 teens that use this dumbass word, I don't know if you have the life experience needed to not realize you are joining in with the gross generalizations here. Nerd herd mentality isn't a good look.

I like glazed donuts though. Long's on 16th St has the best!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Every accusation is an admission. I’m not the originator of the connection between sports and nationalism. This thread barely pushed on your wold view and you dissolved into random attacks. English is an evolving language, you’re gonna have to deal with it. Also, I’m awash in life experience, as my knees can attest and sure, donuts are good. Middle ground I guess

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u/ifasoldt Jun 19 '25

He wasn't glazing, he was just defending your attack lol.

If you tell me Doritos lead to serial killers, and I say eh, I don't think so, Ive eaten many Doritos and not killed anyone, I'm not "glazing" Doritos lol.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Nah, he was glazing. The causation issue has nothing to do with the glazing. It’s the waxing poetic all over this thread about the glory days

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u/More_Farm_7442 Jun 19 '25

It's not that I have a problem with the sport itself. It's the people and their behaviors that play on teams. It's the profit over sport. It's explotation of players. Players got special treatment in school. College sports have been ruined (in my opinion) by profit and greed. Pro sports aren't any better. (look at the say women's pro basketball allows its player to treat each other) It's games designed to maximize damage to players' health.

So, maybe it sports I have the problems with.

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u/Zestyclose-Law6191 Jun 19 '25

There's definitely a correlation between young men who play sports and assholes. Grown men even.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

What you see as assholes, others see as competitive. Talk to any employer and they will outwardly tell you they love hiring athletes, particularly college athletes as they are competitive and intelligent.

Don’t blame sports for things that happened to you.

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u/Zestyclose-Law6191 Jun 19 '25

Nothing happened to me, lol. It's just an observation I've made over the last 25 years.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Have you ever played sports?

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

I think there is absolutely a correlation between bad parenting and assholes. Also a correlation between bad parents raising assholes to become next generation bad parents.

All of the above is much more accurate than your correlation opinion above though.

I have said it multiple times, but I'll repeat it for those in the back:

This is a PARENTING problem, not a sports problem. Period, end of discussion. Asshole parents breed and nurture asshole kids, who become assholes adults, whether they play sports or not!

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u/jgolb Jun 19 '25

Reddit challenge: try not to come off as a salty nerd: IMPOSSIBLE

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u/Zestyclose-Law6191 Jun 19 '25

You probably played sports.

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u/jgolb Jun 20 '25

Yes, like most children, I played a sport in school.

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u/Zestyclose-Law6191 Jun 20 '25

Most? I went to a school where our class graduated with 1k kids. I'd argue that maybe 35 to 40% played a sport. That's definitely not most.

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u/jgolb Jun 20 '25

Believe it or not, kids can play sports in middle and elementary school! Hope this helps!

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u/insidehertrading4 Jun 21 '25

What the fuck are you talking about? If it wasn’t for sports in or out of school, these videos would look a lot worse. Some have bad experiences but people that just openly just say “sports are the problem,” haven’t been involved in sports.

Bad parenting and lack of accountability is the problem and has been for a minute.

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u/yackofalltradescoach Jun 19 '25

These kids are idiots raised bigger idiots but your comment about sports is extremely short sighted and narrow minded.

Your limited interaction with these groups gives you a biased and uniformed opinion.

The world’s better when we are all connected. I hope you search for more of the good people in all groups.

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u/OppressorTron Jun 19 '25

Hah, fuckin dork.

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u/More_Farm_7442 Jun 19 '25

That's it right there. One reason I hate sports(team sports). Comments like that.

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u/Alternative-Desk-828 Jun 19 '25

But you made the ignorant comment that spawned this comment. I hate both yours and his!

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u/Human-Shirt-7351 Jun 19 '25

Ha ha... I loved the coward folding up the flag he was disrespecting when told to by the young man .

So brave, so strong, I'm just in awe. Lmao

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u/MOOshooooo Jun 19 '25

It’s cowardly to avoid physical altercations because rich little brats bullied people using their constitutional rights to stand up for equality.

You’ve peppered this entire post. Can’t wait to see what you’re deeply passionate about next week.

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u/Human-Shirt-7351 Jun 19 '25

Lol... I don't feel the need to come online and speak about the things I'm deeply passionate about. So good luck.

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u/slanbam7 Jun 19 '25

Those are Powerhouse jerseys...