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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
So to be clear.
It is ok that an employer tell an individual they need to take part in a potentially life threatening activity, which is outside the scope of their job duty, under threat of job loss? While that employer knew or ought to have known the long term affects on this employee's health?
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How is it outside the scope of his duty? You mean to tell me that Scott Parker isn't aware that if he wants to be in the NHL that he has to be physical?
I personally could careless if they ban fighting or not in the NHL. If they took fighting out it would have zero impact on whether I watch the game or not.
That said, these law suits really bother me. Most of the people involved with these suits sit there and see no problem collecting a pay check for ten years knowing full well what they are doing and the risk they are assuming. Most of the families would have been telling people for years how proud they are that there loved one was in the NHL, and soon as the lifestyle/celebrity gravy train ends, it's "what a monster the NHL is, they are responsible for my issues".
I'm just going to stop posting on the subject because really it's pointless because I don't think there's anything that anyone could say that would convince me that someone who enters a professional contact sports league isn't aware there's a risk associated with playing their sport which could result in long term and debilitating injuries. We aren't talking about situations like Boogard where the NHL appears to have clearly have dropped the ball on their substance abuse program. We are talking about law suits for injuries sustained while playing a physical game, and it was the participants choice to involve themselves in that game.
I don't think there is any debating that physical sports like hockey and football cause serious injuries that may extent long past playing career. I'm debating that in playing these sports, you are accepting that risk and it's hypocritical to turn around and sue the league when you are done when you implied your consent by getting on the playing field in the first place.