Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon
Not to be abrasive, but there will never be evidence either way and using other sports and other leagues as evidence to support your opinion are folly because they are not the NHL and they do not have the same culture. I respect your opinion, but to state it as fact because the other side of the debate has no evidence either puts both sides in the same position; neither one is right or wrong.
|
Rubbish. One side of this debate is definitely right and the other is wrong. Hiding behind the lame circumstances in which we do not yet know whether fighting is in fact a useful deterrent, or whether it is an antiquated relic of a bygone era is simply dodging the question. And this is really the point. The league and the players continue to insist that fighting in hockey serves a purpose, because it has always served a purpose. The time has come where enough questions are being raised to finally put the matter to the test: If the evidence is not conclusive, then this means that much more rigourous study needs to be undertaken in this debate. I won't believe that fighting is effective as a control mechanism until I see some clear evidence that shows as much. It is as simple as that.