Quote: TheElectricGlidingWarrior "The point at which its in the public interest. None of the brawls, strikes and punches we've seen on an RL field, up to and including The Flower incident, represent a risk to the public. What they are are incidents of foul play in the context of, and limited to, a high intensity game of sport. It's for the sporting body to decide if a player represents too high a risk to other players and to remove them from the game.'"
Really? When a person decides to play rl he consents to a degree of force being used against him that would not be acceptable on the street. I can't believe anyone would consent to being punched in the head whilst unconscious.
We've had a few thugs in our game who have gone way beyond the pale and if a prosecution of Flower or someone else reduces such an incident then the sooner the better.
As for it not being a "risk to the public" what relevance does that have? It was witnessed by 10's of 1000's live not to mention those watching on television.
8 game ban, have a look at the sentencing guidelines, he'd be lucky to avoid jail.