¿Por qué no te callas? - Jorge Luis Pinto

We’ll return over the weekend with a few news and notes. But first, let’s see who earns this week’s “¿Por qué no te callas?” honors.

There were numerous nominees this week such as this silly comment comparing Sonia Sotomayor to Jennifer Lopez. But this week’s recipient is soccer coach Jorge Luis Pinto who couldn't handle a touchline ban:

Jorge Luis Pinto, coach of Colombian first division side Cucuta, has described his 10-match stadium ban for indiscipline as a breach of human rights.

Pinto, suspended after being sent off and insulting the fourth official 10 days ago, watched Sunday's home game with Atletico Junior from the office of a sports institute…

"I felt like I was in Guantanamo prison and that I was the object of a total disrespect towards human rights," the former Colombia and Costa Rica coach told the Futbolred website (www.futbolred.com).

Do you want to know what “total disrespect towards human rights” really is, Jorgito? Try asking the hundreds of your countrymen that are still held captive by guerillas. How about talking to the families of those kidnapped of innocent civilians by the military and killed as “false positives”. If you emerge from your cocoon, you might notice the millions of displaced Colombians forced to flee brutal violence.

Get the idea, Jorge? So why don’t you just shut up?

Image- futbolred.com
Online Sources- Wonkette, The Latin Americanist, Colombia Reports, CNN, BBC News