03-12-2004, 11:53 PM
...I'm not much of a hockey fan anymore. I might watch it if it's on, and nothing else is, but I used to play. Was a half decent goalie.
I've seen the hit, and the aftermath. I've never been big on violence in sports anyhow. But I'm not a sports fan, and don't need vicarious violence to get my kicks. Anyhow, I saw a suggestion in a local paper the other day about what kind of sentence/suspension could work for this guy, and I like the idea in general, and think that if applied, you'd keep the 'hits' in hockey, but that the game would improve quite a bit. The idea? Suspension without pay for every game your attackee misses as a result of your attack.
I bet if the players knew about a punishment like that, that things would clean up quite a bit. It's a game, and the players get their multimillion megabucks win or lose. There's no reason to get so worked up over a silly game. We mock people who take things like computer games too seriously, mayhaps it's time to consider mocking those who take games they aren't even involved in aside from watching too seriously. If the fans decide that it's a game, then maybe the players will realize that people want to see them play, not beat each other senseless. That's what we have boxing and wrestling for. I've never understood why sports have become so 'big' in culture.
I've seen the hit, and the aftermath. I've never been big on violence in sports anyhow. But I'm not a sports fan, and don't need vicarious violence to get my kicks. Anyhow, I saw a suggestion in a local paper the other day about what kind of sentence/suspension could work for this guy, and I like the idea in general, and think that if applied, you'd keep the 'hits' in hockey, but that the game would improve quite a bit. The idea? Suspension without pay for every game your attackee misses as a result of your attack.
I bet if the players knew about a punishment like that, that things would clean up quite a bit. It's a game, and the players get their multimillion megabucks win or lose. There's no reason to get so worked up over a silly game. We mock people who take things like computer games too seriously, mayhaps it's time to consider mocking those who take games they aren't even involved in aside from watching too seriously. If the fans decide that it's a game, then maybe the players will realize that people want to see them play, not beat each other senseless. That's what we have boxing and wrestling for. I've never understood why sports have become so 'big' in culture.
~Not all who wander are lost...~