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Nizzle · 11-23-2006, 06:48 PM

I'd have to hear the noise to judge. Some people really get carried away with the noises, where "grunting" is tantamount to screaming like you just got eviscerated. I could understand policing this etiquette in a starter gym, and in fact I think it's not a bad idea. A lot of people are thoroughly intimidated by the "gym scene". If they are cutting their niche by discouraging the sorts of things that make people shy away from the bigger places, kudos to them. If it's a bad policy, they'll lose customers. Hooray for Capitalism.

It's a lot like clubs that won't let you in unless you're dressed a certain way. You just gotta do what they ask, or don't go. It's that simple. This isn't even worthy of a news item. Private club has a rule, guy breaks it, gets the boot.

And last but not least, there's 2 sides to this story. One side claims he was being hostile and physically threatening, the other side says he was bullied for no reason by management. Why would anyone here automatically assume he was in the right? Is it because the manager was a woman, or.. something else? I'd be more inclined to believe he flew off the handle personally, as people are wont to do in these kinds of situations. But the story doesn't give enough data to know who's telling the truth. If he was refusing to cooperate and/or leave, the *private* club manager has every right to call the police.

11-23-2006, 06:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
Nizzle God-Hating Liberal Location: Silicon Valley, CA	I'd have to hear the noise to judge. Some people really get carried away with the noises, where "grunting" is tantamount to screaming like you just got eviscerated. I could understand policing this etiquette in a starter gym, and in fact I think it's not a bad idea. A lot of people are thoroughly intimidated by the "gym scene". If they are cutting their niche by discouraging the sorts of things that make people shy away from the bigger places, kudos to them. If it's a bad policy, they'll lose customers. Hooray for Capitalism. It's a lot like clubs that won't let you in unless you're dressed a certain way. You just gotta do what they ask, or don't go. It's that simple. This isn't even worthy of a news item. Private club has a rule, guy breaks it, gets the boot. And last but not least, there's 2 sides to this story. One side claims he was being hostile and physically threatening, the other side says he was bullied for no reason by management. Why would anyone here automatically assume he was in the right? Is it because the manager was a woman, or.. something else? I'd be more inclined to believe he flew off the handle personally, as people are wont to do in these kinds of situations. But the story doesn't give enough data to know who's telling the truth. If he was refusing to cooperate and/or leave, the private club manager has every right to call the police. __________________ Nizzle Last edited by Nizzle; 11-23-2006 at 07:03 PM..