[killer_carlson]

I thought the most interesting part was that even his coaches did not apologize for the actions.

Usually a cooler head will prevail, but this ref really pissed off the Cubans.

Hitting a referee is never an option. There are better ways to dispute the call - and for the record disqualifying a guy while he is awaiting medical attention is a bogus way to end a medal match. A dispute was called for - but an official one, not a bushleague attack of the ref.