>>Please define "serious injury" for me. Is it a broken neck, broken leg, broken pinkie finger, strained uvula, ingrown toenail, or something else? A "serious injury" is a subjective term. I hate it when I cut myself shaving, and sometimes I call in sick because it hurts so much. It seems serious to me ...
I would define âserious injuryâ (in this instance) as any that is potentially life-threatening â youâd have to leave the particulars up to a doctor, which Iâm not. If a hospital ward would classify the patientâs state as critical, then I feel that would qualify. So, a broken neck, yes; a broken leg or pinkie, no. The rest of your examples are facetious baiting and donât deserve a serious response. But I am taking into account that you are in Canada and I am in Denver.
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>>Is it a civil matter or is it criminal? I don't understand what I quoted.
Itâs criminal. A better word choice on my part would have been âpublicâ as opposed to âcivilâ; the intended meaning was that when someoneâs neck is broken, it is no longer just an offense to be handled by the sport alone. (Unless your counter-argument is that what is illegal on the street should be legal in a sports venue?)
>>I have to assume that you mean that every professional sports athelete that has "seriously injured" (however you define it) another professional sports athlete must be criminally prosecuted. If you extend this ruling to every major sports league, major sports leagues will fold instantly.
Actually, I don't think every sport would collapse overnight â theyâd simply become more civil and sportsmanlike. Olympic codes of conduct, for example, tend to be rather stringent on criminal matters, and yet the games are one of the most popular spectacles in the world. It can be done, and done well, although it would make bloodthirsty fans unhappy.
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/men/2003/04o...deofconduct.pdf
I would define âserious injuryâ (in this instance) as any that is potentially life-threatening â youâd have to leave the particulars up to a doctor, which Iâm not. If a hospital ward would classify the patientâs state as critical, then I feel that would qualify. So, a broken neck, yes; a broken leg or pinkie, no. The rest of your examples are facetious baiting and donât deserve a serious response. But I am taking into account that you are in Canada and I am in Denver.
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>>Is it a civil matter or is it criminal? I don't understand what I quoted.
Itâs criminal. A better word choice on my part would have been âpublicâ as opposed to âcivilâ; the intended meaning was that when someoneâs neck is broken, it is no longer just an offense to be handled by the sport alone. (Unless your counter-argument is that what is illegal on the street should be legal in a sports venue?)
>>I have to assume that you mean that every professional sports athelete that has "seriously injured" (however you define it) another professional sports athlete must be criminally prosecuted. If you extend this ruling to every major sports league, major sports leagues will fold instantly.
Actually, I don't think every sport would collapse overnight â theyâd simply become more civil and sportsmanlike. Olympic codes of conduct, for example, tend to be rather stringent on criminal matters, and yet the games are one of the most popular spectacles in the world. It can be done, and done well, although it would make bloodthirsty fans unhappy.
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/men/2003/04o...deofconduct.pdf