Our litigious society

Andrew Giuliani claims he was dismissed without cause from the golf team earlier this year because coach O.D. Vincent III wanted to cut the team from 13 players to about half its size. The lawsuit claims the coach ruined Giuliani's dream of becoming a professional golfer.

Where'd i leave the world's smallest violin?

More details here.

UPDATE: Seems like once you get away from the Duke lacrosse apologists, young Mr. Giuliani hasn't made too many friends:

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July 24th,
2008
5:10 pm

Sounds like he’s taking after dear old Dad.

— Posted by Margaret Rutherford
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July 24th,
2008
5:11 pm

Maybe he could get Kerik to “work on” the coach.

— Posted by dennis
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7.
July 24th,
2008
5:11 pm

Who throws an apple? Honestly?

— Posted by Austin
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July 24th,
2008
5:14 pm

Why is this not a surprise that Rudy’s kid should have an overblown sense of entitlement? All one has to do is watch the video of his father’s first swearing in as Mayor to realize what a jerk this kid was - hamming it up on the podium in the middle of his father’s speech with no parental attempt to sit him back down in his seat where he belonged. As for the minor issues covered in your story about his misconduct - all I can say is good for Duke! Nothing like nipping this budding clown at the onset of his public life!

— Posted by Joe Lane
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July 24th,
2008
5:14 pm

“He may have misbehaved in February by flipping his putter a few feet, throwing and breaking a club, gunning his engine out of a parking lot and tossing an apple at a teammate’s face in a skirmish.”

He may have misbehaved?!?!?!?!?!

Sounds to me like he’s lucky the school didn’t expel him.

— Posted by Michael
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10.
July 24th,
2008
5:15 pm

I suppose we can assume that the apple he launched into his teammate’s face didn’t fall too far from its tree…

— Posted by Teddy K
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July 24th,
2008
5:18 pm

This is why we pay good money to support our court system? This is the most important thing they have to do? This is how Rudy raised his children?

All of our children need to grow up sometime. Some take longer to do so than others. Also it appears that some lawyers may never do so.

This is a sad story on many, many levels.

— Posted by Richard Merriman
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July 24th,
2008
5:18 pm

“he had little choice but to sue” ?!?!? How about acknowledging one’s faults and walking away from the team humbled? This is our litigious society at its worst- a politically connected brat trying to get what’s not rightfully his in an aggressive manor. Hmm, did he learn that from his Dad? Can Dad somehow tie this to 9/11?

— Posted by donke
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July 24th,
2008
5:21 pm

Typical bullying behavior.

— Posted by ega
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July 24th,
2008
5:21 pm

Sounds like dad wasn’t around to teach the brat the principles of respect and proper sportsmanship. Not that Rudy would be any more knowledgeable on such matters than his son.

— Posted by An observer
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July 24th,
2008
5:22 pm

sounds and smells and acts like his father

— Posted by oh no
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July 24th,
2008
5:22 pm

Agreed that he’s acting like a spoiled brat. Duke, for whatever its errors in the lacross case, owes this child nothing, just as I seriously doubt that, were he ever to become a golf pro, he’d share his winnings with the university that opened the door for him. If he’s so good, what’s stopping him *right now* from going pro?

— Posted by Sean Martin
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July 24th,
2008
5:23 pm

Obviously I don’t know the details, but a lawsuit seems strange- people get cut from teams all the time, whether its because they’re lousy players, lousy personalities or some combination of both.

Besides, college golf isn’t really that important in the world of golf. It doesn’t do anything to make you eleigible for the tour. I’m sure its a good practice environment, but anyone with game can enter Q school and take a crack at making it onto the nationwide or pga tours.

— Posted by Daniel