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Unbelievable.
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This was discussed here when it happened.
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That video isn't the one i just watched. It must have skipped to the next video before i had time to copy. I won't put the video on, but i have to agree with Clone, somewhat, in that the collision certainly wasn't an accident.
Though i do not believe for one second that the intention was to cause injury to the player's neck. I think the opponent attempted to kick Adam Johnson in the chest area, but raised his foot too high and sliced the unfortunate man's neck.
Obviously we do not have the facts available to the court, but as I understand it, to prosecute, the state must belive it has evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, that the death occurred as a result of an action intended to cause death.
Clearly the court does not believe that such evidence is available.
Armchair lawyers may believe otherwise, but it's not their view that counts.
Andy, no-one would probably disagree with you (unless they had an afternoon to spare) but that is too blanket of a response in this case - the young lad that killed 3 of his schoolmates in a car in all the news currently did not take 'action intended to cause death' but he still got 2 years detention. Sometimes people have to pay for their thoughtlessness.
Prudie - The two incidents do not compare.
The driver caused deaths by driving outside the speed limit designed precisely to avoid that result.
He consciously chose to break the law, and that is what he is punished for.
His intentions are not the issue.
The hockey player cannot be proven to have intended injury or death, hence the absence of prosecution.
I don't think you can compare a sport, especially a full contact sport where every player has deadly weapons strapped to each foot, with being a tawt on the road. Unless the bloke can be seen actually going out of his way to stomp a blade on the guy's neck I don't see how any sort of prosecution is possible. There is an inherent disclaimer implied in taking part in these dangerous sports. Prosecutions would just kill the sport stone dead. Many my applaud that but that is another subject.
Both players were upright when the 'kick' happened. We've all seen footage of players beig slammed into the perspex through which the spectators are afforded an excellent view of the action.
But this kick was, imho, out of the ordinary, and quite reckless. I am a tad surprised that this case was not put before a jury. If only to deter others from doing similar.
