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And I see no evidence of him being even harmed. I'm not saying that it's good that people attacked a car this guy was in because they were unhappy following a game, but it's hardly the same as a cold blooded, premeditated, murder, is it? Furthermore, it's not being reacted to in a blase fashion.
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Originally Posted by Mistwraith
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Again, it's just following a match, it's a single guy, and the worst lampard could really have received is a black eye even if the guy hit him, which he didn't. And again, there was general outcry at this.
You're hardly painting a picture of a sport which frequently and noteably has people killed for their participation in the game by picking two examples where people weren't injured and over which there was a significant outcry in the respective countries.
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Hockey (ice or field) - would we be as surprised ?
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I would be. For all the violence on the ice or turf, hockey generally doesn't have much violence at or from its participants outside the field of play.
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I disregard boxing as its not a team sport, but does have a general mind set of violence
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Similar here. After Mike Tyson instigated a fight at a press conference announcing his bout against Lennox Lewis in 2002 he was heavily criticised in the press, who also roundly supported Nevada's decision to not allow him a boxing license for the event.
Yes, the stereotype is to have these sports violent in and out of the field of play, and followed by violent people, but that's similar to say that all those darkies are thieves and criminals who rape our women. It's just not supported by what actually happens.