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Originally Posted by Clarkey
This thread and the general consensus to remove fighting from hockey are just downright bizarre to me. Does this board really consist of that many new age pussbags or are people just afraid to admit they like fighting? Does this board represent the average hockey fan's opinion, has the public opinion about hockey fights really shifted that rapidly?
I love fighting and the roughness of hockey. I even like staged fights. It's entertainment folks. Millions of people risk their health and safety far worse in other industries every day and 'insurance rates' aren't stopping anything. Firemen, road construction workers, roughneck's, police, heavy equipment operators etc. face much higher risk of life threatening/physically debilitating injuries or illness than do hockey players and these are average joe's making average cash, not millions.
Maybe I ended up on a Canuck's board by mistake.
Jarome fighting that ginger kid from Dallas last year was in my top 5 Flames highlights of the entire season.
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Each of those professions have unions that have taken whatever steps possible over the years to fight for the least amount of risk possible, while understanding that the jobs themselves may be inherently dangerous.
They are NOT comparable to hockey players deciding to punch each other because someone else on their team hit someone else on the other team.
As for the entertainment aspect, at what point does entertainment trump player safety?
Gladiator fights were pretty popular. So is dog fighting and other animal sports, yet they are generally regarded as pretty abhorrent today.
But hey, who cares if the guy has to live in a dark room for the rest of his life as long as we get those two minutes of excitement, eh?