Post by Logan on Mar 7, 2017 2:30:45 GMT -6
YMCA in Pennsylvania won't let members watch cable news for safety reasons
In the Greater Scranton, Pennsylvania, YMCA, there’s now one less way to elevate your blood pressure.
That’s because the gym’s board of directors has voted to ban cable news from its building after several locker room and gym disputes over politics and news turned so heated that some members feared for their safety, according to multiple media reports.
In a letter sent out to members, the board wrote that 24-hour news channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News have given rise to intense confrontations, which have “raised concerns about the safety, both physically and emotionally, of our members,” per WBRE.
While no physical fights have yet erupted over politics, the center’s CEO said several members have reported feeling threatened after politicial discussions turned “boisterous,” according to the Scranton Times-Tribune.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/YMCA-wont-let-members-watch-cable-news-for-safety-reasons.html
In the Greater Scranton, Pennsylvania, YMCA, there’s now one less way to elevate your blood pressure.
That’s because the gym’s board of directors has voted to ban cable news from its building after several locker room and gym disputes over politics and news turned so heated that some members feared for their safety, according to multiple media reports.
In a letter sent out to members, the board wrote that 24-hour news channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News have given rise to intense confrontations, which have “raised concerns about the safety, both physically and emotionally, of our members,” per WBRE.
While no physical fights have yet erupted over politics, the center’s CEO said several members have reported feeling threatened after politicial discussions turned “boisterous,” according to the Scranton Times-Tribune.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/YMCA-wont-let-members-watch-cable-news-for-safety-reasons.html