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Rudolph could file legal action against Garrett for assault.eh, i would be surprised if they actually filed charges. garrett is getting a ton of punishment already from the league and is losing a bunch of money.
Rudolph could file legal action against Garrett for assault.
There's no legal precedent for filing criminal charges against an opposing player for violence, even if it exceeded the rules. In fact, quite the reverse. In 2004, Todd Bertuzzi, then playing for the Vancouver Canucks fulfilled a "bounty" on Colorado's Steve Moore, approaching him from behind in stride, and driving him face-first into the ice. It ended the guy's career, and despite a call for criminal charges, he received no punishment, and surrendered only a small amount of money after protracted years of civil suits.Rudolph could file legal action against Garrett for assault.
If this had happened out on the street Garrett would be in jail.There's no legal precedent for filing criminal charges against an opposing player for violence, even if it exceeded the rules. In fact, quite the reverse. In 2004, Todd Bertuzzi, then playing for the Vancouver Canucks fulfilled a "bounty" on Colorado's Steve Moore, approaching him from behind in stride, and driving him face-first into the ice. It ended the guy's career, and despite a call for criminal charges, he received no punishment, and surrendered only a small amount of money after protracted years of civil suits.
In comparison, this was a helmet-swinging incident, in which no one was hurt, and there was limited build-up to the incident in question.
Rudolph could file legal action against Garrett for assault.
Garrett should be suspended for the rest of the season without pay and forced to undergo anger management counseling.
So you equate what Rudolph did with what Garrett did.First off Garrett is suspended without pay for the season.
Second. Let's not act like Rudolph is a little choir boy. IMHO Rudolph is just as guilty as Garrett. We just don't know what all happened.
THISI think the same issue came up after the Ted Green - Wayne Maki hockey fight in the sixties. Both were charged with assault, but acquitted. I seem to recall that they ruled that hockey is a physical game with frequent body contact, both players understood this and played willingly so it was not a matter for the police.
Yeah, but it didn't. It happened on the field of play, and no prosecutor would agree to file charges against something that happened in the heat of play.If this had happened out on the street Garrett would be in jail.
There are lots of things in football that wouldn't be tolerated on the street.If this had happened out on the street Garrett would be in jail.
Being tackled? Because I’m pretty sure that’s frowned upon in the streetsThere are lots of things in football that wouldn't be tolerated on the street.
Wouldn't it suck if players started filing charges against opposing players who lead with their helmet? Late hits?