Should there ever be criminal charges for actions in a sanctioned sports

contest? IE, HS, College or pro competition. I assume that some actions in any pickup game could be criminal.

Specifically, something like what I saw on the news this morning, and is posted on the Sub Board. A basketball player who was late to cover a 3 point shooter looks at the ref as he's heading to the shooter, sees the ref not looking, then elbows the guy right in the face.

Or in a HS hockey game, during a stoppage in play, I saw 2 guys skating slowly next to one another when one punches the butt end of his stick into the throat of the other. The guy dropped like a ton of bricks. That could have collapsed his larynx, possibly killed him. It didn't but could have.

So, criminal charges for things that ARE clearly assault and battery in any other situation? Or just the risk of playing the game, and the player who did it gets suspended and that's the end of it?

Posted: 11/15/2018 at 08:53AM

Should there ever be criminal charges for actions in a sanctioned sports -- Late 80s Hokie 11/15/2018 08:53AM

This one should . . . -- MikeVT85 11/15/2018 7:11PM

I'm aware of one incident that went to court with criminal charges ... -- BusLoadaBozos 11/15/2018 11:46AM

Played in a rec league where there were some similar blatant fouls. -- Hokie360 11/15/2018 09:45AM

I would think if it was not a move related to the sport/play, charge-em. ** -- HokieSignGuy 11/15/2018 09:40AM

Of course. It's a basketball game, not a gladiator match. ** -- HWA 11/15/2018 09:40AM

I would never say never, but it would be a rare situation in my mind -- Vienna_Hokie 11/15/2018 09:36AM

Link -- HokieDan95 11/15/2018 09:29AM

There have been NHL players charged criminally. Everybody makes mistakes. -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 09:10AM

I've wondered about that my entire life... -- `lag 11/15/2018 09:09AM

Yes and the penalty should be severe for this POS. imo ** -- santafe 11/15/2018 09:06AM

You’re making a judgement about another human being based on a 10 sec vid -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 09:12AM

If your worst 10 secs involve intentionally injuring someone for no reason -- RhinoVT 11/15/2018 09:18AM

See my response to santefe. ** -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 09:26AM

Yes I did. That 10 second video is pretty damning, unless -- santafe 11/15/2018 09:18AM

I’m not trying to justify his actions. They were terrible. ** -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 09:26AM

Didn't mean to imply that you were trying to justify his actions. -- santafe 11/15/2018 09:32AM

You continue to miss my point. I view the incident the same as you. It was -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 09:39AM

Understood. I guess we do look at it the same :). -- santafe 11/15/2018 09:43AM

No worries. This place needs more civil disagreement, not less. ** -- CPRVHokie 11/15/2018 10:04AM

Should there be? Absolutely. ** -- 81_Hokie 11/15/2018 09:04AM

Yes. and the player got kicked out of school. (Good for the school). -- 48zip 11/15/2018 08:56AM

Should there ever be criminal charges for actions in a sanctioned sports

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