Quote: TheScientist "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.'"
Nobody consents to being punched in the head whether conscious or not. Every instance of biff you've ever seen on a rugby field would be criminal on the street. Along with every gouge, every bite, every spear tackle. Lots of them are viewed by thousands, tens of thousands, and even hundreds of thousands of people. It just isn't in the public interest to prosecute any of them for the very reason that they did occur on a sports field and not on the street.