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On 6/10/2019 at 11:06 AM, Macca said:

So calling anyone a maggot,  d head,  idiot or suchlike is not personal abuse?  More 'Conditioned' thinking is almost certainly the real answer with regards to the what is or what isn't regarded as personal abuse. 

Just because the umpires don't return fire doesn't mean they aren't offended by the insults.

And it is quite difficult for the umpires to return fire anyway ... tens of thousands of rabid fans hurling abuse on a constant basis in any given game would be impossible to deal with. 

Many have never given the matter any real thought.  They've just joined in with the rest as a form of 'Rites of passage'.  Passed on through the generations.  The mob mentality and group-think rules.

The sport is impossible to umpire correctly ... therefore numerous errors & mistakes are going to be made with the adjudication of the sport.  It's nothing personal but many 'Jump the shark' and believe it is personal.

 i was trying to point out that some people take more offence to abuse that is directed towards you that attacks your personal or physical features, this could include being bald, overweight, skin colour, big nose or what ever, now i am only guessing that the umpire would of got a lot more offended being called a bald pouf more so than being called a yellow maggot, 

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    6 hours ago, Paulo said:

     i was trying to point out that some people take more offence to abuse that is directed towards you that attacks your personal or physical features, this could include being bald, overweight, skin colour, big nose or what ever, now i am only guessing that the umpire would of got a lot more offended being called a bald pouf more so than being called a yellow maggot, 

    I have always found any kind of abuse towards umpires to be utterly pointless.

    I have never done it and never will.  In fact,  I have never disputed even 1 umpiring decision in my entire life  

    My motto is to accept the umpires decision and move on.  And that will never change.  That attitude served me well in my playing days so I don't see why I should think differently as a spectator.

    Others can do as they please.  If they want to go to the footy and scream at the umpires all day,  that's fine with me.  It is just not my cup of tea.

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