Desire to seek apology from player's parents

I mean parents in general.

 

I want the apology from the parents because the father wrote, "Really crappy reporting here," and sent his email to the principal and the mother wrote, "I would think you ought not to bother reporting facts if they are not accurate to begin with."

If they had just pointed out the error and asked for a correction, I would have done it without seeking an apology.

 

I understand how you feel but run the correction and let it go. Criticism is part of this business and it's going to happen.

 

For nearly all of the 13 years, parents have run roughshod over me. I'm drawing the line -- you can ask for a correction, but you don't have to go over the top.

 

It's like libel. They have the ultimate defense: truth.

 

The nastiness was not necessary.

 

I'm still failing to see how either parents' email crossed the line or would be considered over the top to anybody who isn't an overly sensitive teenage girl. You made the mistake, you run the correction and then you get over it.

 

The father went over the line by writing "really crappy reporting here," and sending his email to the principal, thinking it was a mistake by the team statisticians. The mother went over the line by writing, "I would think you ought not to bother reporting facts if they are not accurate to begin with."

They are bullies.

 

The following is a collection of opening posts by Mr. X (bold is mine):

And my favorite:

 

No matter how many times you repeat what each parent wrote, it won't make your argument any more logical. I'm starting to think you're just trolling us because I can't see anyone with an ounce of professionalism or common sense actually asking their publisher if they can send an email to a pair of parents basically saying, "You hurt my feelings. Now apologize or I'm going to do an even worse job than I already am."

 

Among other things, I deserve respect. Essentially everyone deserves respect. These parents did not respect me. I'm going to give them a chance to make up for that with an apology. If they don't, I will ask the publisher if I can keep the name of their daughter, the backup goalkeeper, out of the newspaper until they do.