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Schwarzenegger Stadium in Austria to be renamed

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Lonestarr022

Starting XI
Graz - The Arnold Schwarzenegger Football Stadium in Austria's second-largest city Graz is to be renamed as a sign of displeasure with the city's most famous son, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

A majority of members on Graz City Council voted to rename the stadium after the Austrian-born governor of California approved the execution earlier this week of Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, according to Kleine Zeitung.

The Terminator-turned-governor was born six kilometres outside Graz in the community of Thal.

Representatives from the Social Democrats (SP), the Greens and the Communist Party (KP), traditionally strong in Graz, joined forces to push through the proposal, despite the objection of Mayor Siegfried Nagl of the conservative People's Party (VP).

'It's getting on our nerves that we're again and again being criticized for Schwarzenegger's actions in California,' said SP Vice Mayor Welter Ferk.

'We're not exactly basking in glory for being brought into the public limelight in connection with the death penalty. Therefore I'm in favour of renaming the stadium,' he added.

Noting the football stadium would now probably be named after a major sponsor, fellow SP politician Wolfgang Riedler said, 'We at least get money for it.'

Another initiative to strip Schwarzenegger of honorary citizenship of Thal failed after a proposal tabled by the Greens was rejected by the local council on Wednesday evening.
 
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itsbeenpickedup

Youth Team
How is he an assasin?

Also it isn't his fault that murderers decide to kill people in a state with the death penalty. Maybe they should have considered that at the time they were shooting people. I think people are being unfairly harsh on Arnold. He was probably told what to do anyway.
 
Zlatan

Zlatan

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Good thing, if there's anyone I don't and I don't want to associate with football it's Schwarzenegger.
 
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TOON ARMY

Starting XI
itsbeenpickedup said:
How is he an assasin?

Also it isn't his fault that murderers decide to kill people in a state with the death penalty. Maybe they should have considered that at the time they were shooting people. I think people are being unfairly harsh on Arnold. He was probably told what to do anyway.
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Amen to that
 
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Tiago_10

Senior Squad
itsbeenpickedup said:
How is he an assasin?

Also it isn't his fault that murderers decide to kill people in a state with the death penalty. Maybe they should have considered that at the time they were shooting people. I think people are being unfairly harsh on Arnold. He was probably told what to do anyway.
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Sure he doesn't kill, but he allows people to be submited to the death penalty. That's a reason to make a person feel great :rolleyes: . However, you're right he was probably told to do that. I just think the death penalty should be abolished, when you kill, say a murderer don't you think you are being as low and a poor human being like that assasin ? It would be much painful for him to be in a jail cell for the rest of his life, because it's obvious he has to pay for his crimes. It's just my opinion.

(waiting for flamming :boohoo: )
 
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faceNside

Starting XI
^^^^
Why flamming? I 100% agree.
itsbeenpickedup said:
How is he an assasin?
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He has the possibility to free the condemned people from death penalty but he doesn't. With people like him in this world this nonsense will stay forever. :nape:
 
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panxoman

Senior Squad
faceNside said:
Great! I'd be ashamed if my stadium has the name of an assasin (Y)
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Santiago Bernabeu.
During spanish civil war he belonged to an unit in the fascist army that did terrible things ... and he wasn't a just a soldier who had to do was he was told to do.

This unit was like the nazi SS but for the spanish fascists.

That's what I read in a history newspaper some time ago. Makes sense and explains his goods relations with the postwar goverment.

Different time but but not much better than arnold...
 
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Virgo

Guest
panxoman said:
Santiago Bernabeu.
During spanish civil war he belonged to an unit in the fascist army that did terrible things ... and he wasn't a just a soldier who had to do was he was told to do.

This unit was like the nazi SS but for the spanish fascists.

That's what I read in a history newspaper some time ago. Makes sense and explains his goods relations with the postwar goverment.

Different time but but not much better than arnold...
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someone just got owned
 
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King

My ass smells like your mom
Arnold can beat the **** out of Van Damme.
Bobby, why are we discussing this in soccer forum?
 
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gagiz

Senior Squad
LMAO!TOO FUNNY!!!! :rockman: They should change it to the one where the people held up the banner...wtv it said but it meant murderer or smting of that nature! (6)
 
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Psyatika

Reserve Team
faceNside said:
^^^^
Why flamming? I 100% agree.He has the possibility to free the condemned people from death penalty but he doesn't. With people like him in this world this nonsense will stay forever. :nape:
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Given the choice between putting a convicted murderer to death or letting him go free, do you really think the latter is the smartest idea? A pardon is exactly that...he'd have to let the criminal go, because the law says that certain level of crime have the death penalty attached. If you want to do something about it, get the death penalty abolished. But while it's still in the law books, you have to follow the law.

That said, i could understand why Graz would want to avoid the negative press associated with the stadium name. Just don't blame Arnold for following the rules, when the person sentenced to the death penalty obviously didn't.
 
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Virgo

Guest
Psyatika said:
Given the choice between putting a convicted murderer to death or letting him go free, do you really think the latter is the smartest idea? A pardon is exactly that...he'd have to let the criminal go, because the law says that certain level of crime have the death penalty attached. If you want to do something about it, get the death penalty abolished. But while it's still in the law books, you have to follow the law.
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he wouldn't be released, he'd spend his life in jail. Big difference.
 
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Sevillista

Starting XI
It is not the governer's decision. The system decides the defendant's fate and after numerous appeals they have not changed their mind. The governer is a fail safe in case new evidence comes up or a serious error has been made. He did not put the man to death, he decided not to reverse the decision that was made numerous times. And why should he? The guy never even apologized for what he had done.
 
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Brondbyfan

Senior Squad
Sevillista said:
The guy never even apologized for what he had done.
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That's because he maintained his innocence you moron. How is he supposed to apologize for something he claimed he didn't do? If he had admitted it you and the rest of the death penalty supporters would be shouting "He admitted to these crimes, he deserved to die!" Just an example of the twisted logic from death penalty supporters. They'll make any ridiculous argument to make sure they can still legally murder people because they get some sick pleasure from it.
 
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