Violence On Ice
On Feb. 21, Boston Bruins defenseman Marty McSorley was suspended for the rest of the season for a savage stick hit to the head of Vancouver Canucks left winger Donald Brashear. What do you think of this latest incident of NHL violence and the possibility of criminal prosecution?
Samantha Krauss,
Author
"Hockey players need to learn to sit down and work through their differences through improved communication. That's the premise of my new book, Penguins Are From Pittsburgh, Oilers Are From Edmonton."
Ed Wyler,
Cashier
"Man, I'd hate to do time in one of them Canadian prisons. I've heard some scary stuff."
Doug Rohm,
Welder
"I hit someone in the face with a stick at Wal-Mart yesterday, and the greeters had me in the cart corral for 10 minutes."
Donna Winters,
Manicurist
"Wasn't Brashear cushioned from the blow by his long, flowing mane of hockey hair?"
Sam Schneider,
Systems Analyst
"I can't believe the police would want to get involved just because a man intentionally hit another man with a blunt object with the intent to cause great bodily harm."
Bruce Thomas,
Attorney
"This sort of violence will stop once the players realize how much it displeases the fans."
