Should Zidane be prosecuted for assualt?

PartyGirlUK · #1 07-09-2006, 10:48 PM

IMO yes. Just because violent conduct takes place on a sport's field does not make it any less reprenhensible. In 1994 a Scottish player Duncan Ferguson did time in jail for assaulting a fellow player on a football field. Tyson should definitely have undergone a lengthy kail sentence for biting off part of Holyfield's ear. If one headbutted a fellow human being on the street, then doubtless the police would investigate. Zidane's flight back to France should be delayed.

SackUp · #2 07-09-2006, 10:51 PM

Normally people competing in sports assume the risk of the sport. However when the action goes beyond the bounds of consent then they can defintely be liable. I don't know how aggressive they will get b/c it was his head and the shot was to the chest, but I do agree that it was completely bs and should be punished accordingly.

Sadat X · #3 07-09-2006, 10:51 PM

This was ugly, but comes nowhere close to warranting an assault charge. If he headbutted him in the face I may feel differently.

JBB · #4 07-09-2006, 10:55 PM

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This was ugly, but comes nowhere close to warranting an assault charge. If he headbutted him in the face I may feel differently.

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Change "comes nowhere close to warranting" to "does not warrant" and I agree.

Sweater Meat · #5 07-09-2006, 10:51 PM

Waaaaah! He pushed me down! Waaaaah!

PartyGirlUK · #6 07-09-2006, 10:54 PM

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This is a guy who has scored 2 headed goals in World Cup final (and also hit the bar once). I'm pretty sure I could hurt you by headbutting your upper chest, and I'm 100% sure Zidane could have you in serious pain.

Sweater Meat · #7 07-09-2006, 10:59 PM

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This is a guy who has scored 2 headed goals in World Cup final (and also hit the bar once). I'm pretty sure I could hurt you by headbutting your upper chest, and I'm 100% sure Zidane could have you in serious pain.

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Maybe they should file assault charges everytime one of these soccer players intentionally trips another guy? Hell, that's assault too. Throw the book at 'em! Get rid of the refs and have cops referee the game.

PartyGirlUK · #8 07-09-2006, 11:02 PM

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Waaaaah! He pushed me down! Waaaaah!

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This is a guy who has scored 2 headed goals in World Cup final (and also hit the bar once). I'm pretty sure I could hurt you by headbutting your upper chest, and I'm 100% sure Zidane could have you in serious pain.

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Maybe they should file assault charges everytime one of these soccer players intentionally trips another guy? Hell, that's assault too. Throw the book at 'em! Get rid of the refs and have cops referee the game.

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Firstly, the intention there is hard to prove. Secondly, tripping someone is intended to bring them down, not hurt them. FYI there are cases where footballers have been successfully sued by an injured opponent for cuasing a serious injury via a dangerous challenge.

Sweater Meat · #9 07-09-2006, 11:05 PM

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Firstly, the intention there is hard to prove. Secondly, tripping someone is intended to bring them down, not hurt them. FYI there are cases where footballers have been successfully sued by an injured opponent for cuasing a serious injury via a dangerous challenge.

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Tripping someone is more likely to cause some kind of career-ending injury than knocking him down with a blow to the chest. Also, if I trip a guy on the street, it's assault. You're arguing the same ules should aplly to the soccer field. If you want to do that, you can't be selective.

SackUp · #10 07-09-2006, 11:03 PM

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Waaaaah! He pushed me down! Waaaaah!

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This is a guy who has scored 2 headed goals in World Cup final (and also hit the bar once). I'm pretty sure I could hurt you by headbutting your upper chest, and I'm 100% sure Zidane could have you in serious pain.

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Maybe they should file assault charges everytime one of these soccer players intentionally trips another guy? Hell, that's assault too. Throw the book at 'em! Get rid of the refs and have cops referee the game.

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this is just a fundamental misunderstanding of the legal system. if you read my first post - atheletes assume the risk of the sport which in soccer will include inadvertant head to head contact and kicks and shoves. But when they go out of the bounds of the sports rules then they go beyond the level of consent.