Unions!!!

Apparently the NBA player's union thinks that the suspensions of Ron Artest, et al. are too harsh and Artest's in particular should be reduced to 35 days.

Union director Billy Hunter has called the penalties excessive, saying a suspension of about 35 games would have been more appropriate for Artest.

What I think is excessive is for grown men to act like children. Bottom line: it is not acceptable behavior to fight with other players or fans during a basketball game. If the union president doesn't like the suspensions, tell the members not to fight! Simple as that!

Unions are such a waste of time and money at this point. Especially a union for multi-millionaires! God forbid they get exploited and only get $6 million instead of $7 million to play basketball for a year!! Not to mention the money players get for making laughable rap albums.

It's obvious that unions have pretty much run their course. They are a lot like Ralph Nader: they served a noble purpose a long time ago but now they are irrelevant yet cease to admit it.