A Little About Spittle
This past Thursday night, I watched the first few minutes of the NFL regular season opener between the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Just before the first play from scrimmage, Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter spat upon Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. That resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Eagles and Carter’s ejection from the game. Most people consider spitting on someone offensive and disrespectful. It can transmit disease, cause personal harm, and disgust to the victim. It’s a form of assault and battery, which can lead to criminal charges, fines, jail time, probation, and a permanent criminal record. Spitting on public servants is treated as a felony. On the other hand, guests will pretend to spit on couples getting married in Greece as a form of good luck (I learned that from watching the 2002 movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”). While walking to McDonald’s one morning, I stopped to minister to ...