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Huffman83
10-03-2011, 01:11 PM
:clap:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20111003_bernard_berrian_tells_legless_iraq_war_vet_sit_down_n_shut_up

Bernard Berrian tells legless Iraq war vet ‘sit down n shut up!’


Twitter is a wonderful online forum for professional athletes to reach the public and remove any kind of filter when it comes to the message they want to spread.

It’s also a very dangerous environment where they can do damage to themselves.

That’s just what happened to Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian(notes), who engaged in some back-and-forth with followers on Sunday night and eventually told one fan to “sit down n shut up!!” It wasn’t just any fan, though. It was John Kriesel, a Minnesota state representative who is a double amputee and an Iraq war veteran.

Berrian is supposed to hold a press conference of sorts in the Vikings locker room this afternoon in an effort to clear up this mess. It all started Sunday night after the Vikings fell to 0-4 with a 22-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Berrian has two catches for 37 yards on the season and said that’s not a reflection of how open he’s been.

When Kriesel challenged him on Twitter, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, that’s when things took a turn for the worse.

Berrian wrote on his account @B_Twice: “@johnkriesel Anytime u wanna watch the film with me. Not just one game but all of them. And if not sit down n shut up!!”

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said at his press conference that he instructed Berrian to call Kriesel and apologize for his remarks.

A major free-agent addition in 2008, Berrian has struggled for three seasons now and he’s clearly not blocking out the criticism.
CoMoChief
10-03-2011, 01:14 PM
Well you're asking for it if you're taunting a pro athlete online. To be honest I don't see this being a problem. It looks bad because someone made a story out of it.

I'm assuming he didn't have any clue what this man's former title was, and that he was a double amputee.
Third Eye
10-03-2011, 01:15 PM
Well you're asking for it if you're taunting a pro athlete online. To be honest I don't see this being a problem. It looks bad because someone made a story out of it.

I'm assuming he didn't have any clue what this man's former title was, and that he was a double amputee.

I absolutely hate it when I agree with you.
DMAC
10-03-2011, 01:16 PM
At least he didnt tell him to stand up and fight like a man...
CaliforniaChief
10-03-2011, 01:17 PM
I'm glad Minnesota's got their political stuff together (sarcasm alert) so that their State Representatives have time to trash talk a scrub receiver for an 0-4 team.
mikey23545
10-03-2011, 01:17 PM
Well, that's it, isn't it?

If he didn't know who the guy was this is the stupidest sports article ever written.
CaliforniaChief
10-03-2011, 01:18 PM
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eazyb81
10-03-2011, 01:19 PM
Um, why was a Minnesota state representative (not sure what him being an amputee has to do with anything...) "challenging" people on twitter?
patteeu
10-03-2011, 01:19 PM
Well you're asking for it if you're taunting a pro athlete online. To be honest I don't see this being a problem. It looks bad because someone made a story out of it.

I'm assuming he didn't have any clue what this man's former title was, and that he was a double amputee.

Yep. What's a state representative doing sparring with a pro athlete on twitter anyway?
Frosty
10-03-2011, 01:21 PM
I tried hard but I wasn't able to muster up any outrage.
loochy
10-03-2011, 01:21 PM
WTF? Who cares? Hell, even if he DID know that the guy was an amputee, why shouldn't he be told to "sit down and shut up?" Is this man somehow immune to normal arguments now?
patteeu
10-03-2011, 01:22 PM
WTF? Who cares? Hell, even if he DID know that the guy was an amputee, why shouldn't he be told to "sit down and shut up?" Is this man somehow immune to normal arguments now?

Excellent question.

I have as much respect for our military guys as most people, but serving in the military doesn't immunize them from criticism for everything they do for the rest of their lives.
mikey23545
10-03-2011, 01:24 PM
WTF? Who cares? Hell, even if he DID know that the guy was an amputee, why shouldn't he be told to "sit down and shut up?" Is this man somehow immune to normal arguments now?

Don't be stupid.

Obviously you should phrase things differently if you knew who he was. That does not make him "immune to normal arguments"...
Huffman83
10-03-2011, 01:24 PM
Well you're asking for it if you're taunting a pro athlete online. To be honest I don't see this being a problem. It looks bad because someone made a story out of it.

I'm assuming he didn't have any clue what this man's former title was, and that he was a double amputee.

I agree, it's just funny.
jd1020
10-03-2011, 01:25 PM
Everything is too political now.
BryanBusby
10-03-2011, 01:26 PM
http://i.imgur.com/1GH7r.jpgp
Huffman83
10-03-2011, 01:27 PM
http://i.imgur.com/1GH7r.jpgp

Beat me to it. Even funnier.
Mr. Laz
10-03-2011, 01:28 PM
twitter is anonymous so how could he know


who cares
lcarus
10-03-2011, 01:32 PM
You can tell who the real winners and losers of the NFL are from how they behave on Twitter. Winner - Eric Berry! Winner - Jamaal Charles! Loser - Larry Johnson! Loser - Bernard Berrian!
-King-
10-03-2011, 01:34 PM
Lesson in life: If someone on twitter tries to insult how you do your job, don't tell them to STFD and STFU because they might be double amputees and state representatives.
Rain Man
10-03-2011, 04:09 PM
Lesson in life: If someone on twitter tries to insult how you do your job, don't tell them to STFD and STFU because they might be double amputees and state representatives.


I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me.

This one time I told a guy on Twitter that he was brain-dead, and it turned out that he was in a coma. Quite embarrassing.
Demonpenz
10-03-2011, 04:14 PM
Keepin it real doesn't involve twitter
Dr. Johnny Fever
10-03-2011, 04:16 PM
I'm not sure which one's the bigger dumbass but I'm leaning toward the senator. Then again maybe he was keeping a campaign promise to waste time he could use serving his constituancy by being a douchebag on line.
Johnny Vegas
10-03-2011, 04:27 PM
doesn't top mine. I was chattin with a guy about glass blowing online and he was making comments about his bed sores and I go and tell him..."hope ya get to feeling better and get back on your feet"....I didn't realize he was paralyzed from the waist down. I feel like an ass still.
Molitoth
10-03-2011, 04:28 PM
Just because someone holds a certain status, ie: Representative, or war vet... doesn't mean they can get away with shit that people without that status cannot.

Take the f*cking heat, legless man... or shut the f*ck up.
Phobia
10-03-2011, 05:10 PM
Yeah, I tend to agree with most of the rest in this thread. If you're a state rep, you're held to a higher standard of conduct. @johnkriesel doesn't really have a leg to stand on here.
CaliforniaChief
10-03-2011, 05:13 PM
Yeah, I tend to agree with most of the rest in this thread. If you're a state rep, you're held to a higher standard of conduct. @johnkriesel doesn't really have a leg to stand on here.

LMAO
Phobia
10-03-2011, 05:17 PM
Honestly though, it was a below the belt shot from @B_Twice. I'll bet @johnkriesel is taking a lot of flak over this skirmish.
Setsuna
10-03-2011, 05:22 PM
Lol! This is the worst no story ever
alpha_omega
10-03-2011, 05:26 PM
Twitter=bad.
vailpass
10-03-2011, 05:28 PM
At least Berrian didn't compare him to Hitler.
Deberg_1990
10-03-2011, 05:36 PM
Good grief. Berrian shouldn't have to apologize for anything
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vailpass
10-03-2011, 05:38 PM
Wow, this story's got legs.
Rain Man
10-03-2011, 05:38 PM
At least Berrian didn't compare him to Hitler.

Wouldn't Roosevelt be the more inappropriate comparison in this case?
Huffman83
10-03-2011, 05:42 PM
Wow, this story's got legs.

http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/81104/22774821-22774823-large.jpg

I didn't blame Berrian for the loss of my legs. Some Chinaman took them from me in Korea.
Ming the Merciless
10-03-2011, 06:19 PM
what a fucking stupid story....

but I wouldn't take this sitting down if I was the war vet though...
SenselessChiefsFan
10-03-2011, 06:40 PM
What is he complaining about? He doesn't have a leg to stand on.

I bet he thought he was on a roll.
rico
10-03-2011, 06:42 PM
http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/81104/22774821-22774823-large.jpg

I didn't blame Berrian for the loss of my legs. Some Chinaman took them from me in Korea.

... but I went out and achieved anyway!
SenselessChiefsFan
10-03-2011, 06:42 PM
At least Berrian didn't compare him to Hitler.

Unfortunately, just about ALL politicians are at least a 'little' like Hitler. They all like power. They all think they can build the 'great' society. They all want to create the Super Race and exterminate all the Jews....oh, wait, maybe not those last two.

Well, except Obama of course.
Saul Good
10-03-2011, 08:20 PM
I can't figure out how this is even a story. I'm completely stumped.
Marcellus
10-03-2011, 08:28 PM
http://i.imgur.com/1GH7r.jpgp

Oh shit that's funny.
Chiefs_Mike_Topeka
10-03-2011, 09:45 PM
That Rep from Minn. has about as much a chance of winning this argument as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.