It wasn't a punch? You did see the video did you not? If you did then you also saw 4-5 people pile on top of Bertuzzi and Moore. Players from both teams.
Comparing it to being rundown by a truck is a little extreme, I mean for one thing one is a motor vehicle which have laws governing the proper usage of a vehicle and hitting someone is not allowed.
The NHL also has such laws governing things like the Bertuzzi incident, and they are handled with fines and suspensions.
Once again if the law rears it's ugly head in a couple of incidents in hockey then it isn't far away when there will be players being charged on a regular basis, and that will lead to a candy assed style of hockey because no one will want to touch anyone for fear of reprecussions.
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Originally posted by Quadraton
And another thing that gets me, and I mentioned something to this affect in my previous rant, is how much a waste of time charging Bertuzzi is. It took the BC Crown over 4 months to come to a decision to charge Bertuzzi, and for what? An eventual slap on the wrist. That's exactly what McSorely got, and his attack was even more brutal than Bertuzzi's.
What a waste of tax payer money. Meanwhile, real crime goes on in the streets that have had investigative resources diverted from so the BC Crown can stroke its ego, and show the public that it has a purpose.
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I agree 100%, they let the rapists and the murderers run free, but those damn hockey players. I wonder what the cost of the investigation has been so far? Also how much more it will cost for a trial?