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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Why do people continue to insist that Henderson's and Weber's collision is exactly the same as Wideman's incident with Henderson? There are dramatic differences in speed, direction, and context that cannot simply be ignored, and it is tiresome that some posters keep doing so in their defence of Wideman.
In the end, the Weber / Henderson hit appears most likely to be purely accidental—a collision between a player and an official that occurred at high speed. The Wideman / Henderson hit appears possibly accidental, but also very plausibly deliberate. The fact that it took place away from the play, at low speed, and with ample opportunity for avoidance produces a tremendous amount of uncertainty relative to the Weber / Henderson hit. They are simply not comparable.
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For me the comparable is the reaction of being surprised. Whether it is Wideman, Weber, or the various accidental collisions in the NHL video all the players have the same motion. They all push forward with their arms. To me that is what I take out of that video.