Last fall, the Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association ?decided to raise awareness for breast cancer by wearing pink whistles for a week.? They also donated game checks. High fives all around, right? Not so fast. The PNFOA didn?t have permission from their governing body for this ?stunt.? Now they?re in trouble.
Washington Officials Association Commissioner Todd Stordahl said, ?There?s one person who has the authority to make that decision, and it?s not PNFOA.?
The refs argued that there is no rule that governs the color of the whistle, but the state dug in, and said that anyone caught using the whistles would be suspended.
Warms the cockles of your heart, doesn?t it?
Sources close to the decision confirm that the refs will have the majority of their playoff games revoked for the next two years, and their organization is on probation for the next three years.
If Stordahl and the WOA disagree with anything the refs do in that time, they will decertify the group, and 143 referees will be out of a job.
I tell you, if you?re a faceless governing body and you?re going to take a stand against something, breast cancer awareness is a damn good place to start.
[MyNorthWest]
Source: http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/05/18/washington-refs-fined-for-supporting-breast-cancer/
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