Originally posted by: eleison
As someone who has spent my entire life playing sports where this sort of fight does tend to break out... this really isnt all that big a deal.. It was just unfortunate that the kid got knocked out and was thus unable to defend himself.
I myself have been in this scenario... during a rugby game I got (later turned out to be accidental) headbutted by another player... I don't know what happened exactly but I snapped... I grabbed the guy by his shirt and proceded to go absolutely plum crazy on him... knocked him down, knocked him out... continued to beat the heck out of him... his team did exactly what they should have done... they came flying up from behind... tripped me up... and kicked my head like a soccerball until I curled up into the fetal position.
Both myself and the guy ended up with concussions, and we bought each other beer after the game. The father is understandable angry... but they need to let this one go.
-Max
Not everyone can be as tough as MAx.. Maybe Max should join the UFC.. In basketball, people want to play basketball not get knocked unconscious and be physically assaulted. One time, on the news some kid was playing basketball or soceer.. cannot remember, but the game got violent and someone got their neck broken and became paralyzed; couldn't walk, had to get some nurse to help him pee, etc..
Huhm,.. what is my point again??... Oooh.. yea... if you want to fight join the UFC, or boxing... but if you want ot play basketball.. play basketball, else your asse should go to jail... Not everyone wants to become unconscious (or get brain damage; fyi, how many boxers do you think have brain damage.. quite a bit)
-El3eison