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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor
Not really, though. I got a concussion during a soccer game and my response was to tackle someone and start (trying) to throw punches. I had no idea what I was doing. I could barely see, my vision was tunnelled and blurry. I could also barely hear anything. That kind of response was completely out of character for me having done nothing like it ever before or since. So I can understand the argument that IF Wideman was concussed and skating back to the bench he may have seen a figure in his way at the last moment and just kept going without too much of an attempt to avoid them or see if they were okay.
All we can really do as fans is watch the video and make a judgement despite not knowing what was going on in Wideman's head. Hell, he may not even know what was going on in his head at that time.
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Umm...my point wasn't that if you're concussed you won't be out of it and may act irrationally. I just said you're always responsible for your actions. In your example, if you jumped someone and started throwing punches and seriously hurt them, do you not think you could be charged with assault? And I'm sure you were red carded and thrown out of the game (and likely suspended). Is that not being held responsible for your actions?