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Entertainment & Sports,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 1, 2019

A glaring 'non-call' and the slipper slope of moral disengagement

The NFL's position on a controversial call during the recent game between New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams warrants a discussion about the problem of moral disengagement.

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A glaring 'non-call' and the slipper slope of moral disengagement
Workers prepare Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the Super Bowl to be held this Sunday. (New York Times News Service)

Having attended both undergraduate and law school at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, I am a Saints fan. Like many, I was glued to the conference championship game between the Saints and the Los Angeles Rams last month. That included the controversial pass interference and helmet-to-helmet "non-call" occurring with less than two minutes to go in the game -- a game changer that cost the Saints a chance to go to the Super Bowl this weekend. Like all Saints f...

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