Sean Taylor Spitting Video (merged)

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

I agree with FRPLG. Nobody on this site has been able to rationalize why spitting should be considered worse than throwing a punch. The reason for that is it can't be rationalized. One act is gross. The other act hurts.

Carey acted rashly in deciding to eject Taylor and not punish Pittman whatsoever. Carey saw the spit, was appalled, and reacted immediately by throwing the flag and ejecting Taylor on the spot. He did not discuss things with his crew, he did not take any time to think about how to punish both parties fairly, he just acted as soon as he saw the spit. The punishment didn't fit the crime because Carey's reaction was partially driven by his disgust.

i dunno if any of you have played football, but a hit like that doesnt really hurt nor affect u, i kno bottom line he "punched" him, it doesnt really affect u. i dnt even agree with the fact that he punched him it was more of a slap......bottom line is, that spitting on some1 is disgusting and uncalled for. maybe they should have penalized pittman too, but honestly if some1 spit on you what would u do...mike carey is definitley one of the better refs int he nfl. and we got a lot of calls going our way that game....