YMCA in Pennsylvania won't let members watch cable news for safety reasons

[TexasTowelie]

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: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/YMCA-wont-let-members-watch-cable-news-for-safety-reasons.html

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Thanks Texas Towelie. ♡

[riversedge]

2. I would suspend the individuals membership for a while. Why punish the whole membership for

some acting out!!

[mdbl]

3. I agree with banning Fux Nooze

It's not a news source, it's a cesspool of lies and weirdness. I think they'll find that's the main problem.