Does that mean he should be indefinitely suspended?
Before which I have to confess, as a high school high achiever / speech competitor / theater geek, I just might have some vestigial hostility toward bullying jocks.
That said, some thoughts.
1. If this were any office in any corporation in the United States, Incognito would be out on his ass.
2. Professional sports somehow is socially exempt from such workplace propriety because … well … it's guys. With testosterone. Beating up each other. So, yeah, roid-raging boys will be roid-raging boys.
Honestly, I sort of lean to #1.
As Brian Phillips puts it in the article, "It's as if we're a nation of gentle accountants and customer-service reps who've retained this one venue where we can air-guitar the berserk discourse of a warrior race. We're Klingons, but only on Sundays."
Which is fine for Joe Accountant who goes back to his HR-monitored cubicle on Monday. Not so much fine for people who actually have to stick around in that work environment the rest of the week.
But, then, what should we expect from a work environment that involves guys hurling their bodies at each other with an intent to knock each other down, if not inflict bodily injury?
Muscle and meanness: Incognito hazing comes down to ‘What’s a real man?’
Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Richie Incognito is indefinitely suspended for sending racist and threatening messages to teammate Jonathan Martin, prompting a debate about masculinity.
I concur. If you can't be personable and reasonably decent, you belong on the street, or employed by some dick manager who's exactly like you (those exist).