I'm not talking about bounty-gate, or sweeping the leg in Karate Kid, which are all just physical plays in my book. I'm talking about after the play ends kind of thing, non-regulation contact.







Obviously boxers/mma hit each other, but it seems like a lot of athletes get away with too much. What would have happened if MWP would have really hurt Harden million dollar baby style? No criminal charges, really?

some reason military personel are not charged with murder during war time.

A waiver/contract stipulation?

They do get hit in the wallet.

can someone be criminally liable for making bad threads

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_M...sault_incident

Duncan Ferguson was jailed for three months for headbutting an opponent on the pitch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Ferguson#Gaol

I guess the reason there are very few convictions is due to people considering potential assaults as "part of the game."

Good examples and there are more so obviously the short answer is that they are liable. For your op, if Artest had killed Harden with that shot a la Million Dollar Baby he'd be facing serious charges. Now, I'm sure there are other incidents you can argue should have been prosecuted, but there are plenty of those examples outside of sports as well.

Also, for the above post...I really don't think there are a lack of convictions once it goes to trial. There are a lack of formal charges in many instances that probably could be charged by the letter of the law but I'd guess the simple lack of willing and compelling witnesses plays a much larger part in that than the "part of the game" thing being a hindrance to a potential conviction.

Assumption of the risk.

I think that simply nobody gives a ****.

Wasn't Marty McSorely criminalized for bashing Donald Brashear in the head with his stick? Looks like someone posted a link itt.

I'm sure there have been others.

yes.

Must've not read the OP

Voted 5 stars.

Yep Todd Bertuzzi was the first thing I thought of when I said "others". lol Bertuzzi.