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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
How is an example with one slight similarity supposed to be a direct comparison? As far as I can tell there aren't many ex race car drivers with brain injuries killing themselves years after their career. Try to stay on subject. This isn't about whether or not hockey is dangerous, it's about whether or not the nhl took reasonable steps to protect their players. Did they treat injuries as best they could with the knowledge they had?
A better example would have been boxing or rugby. Not effing racecar circuits.
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No it wouldn't according to what I was responding to, the original comment talked about how the league was marketed and attracts young men to play the game. If you see the physical part of the game and make a decision to pursue the career you personally take on some responsibility to learn of the consequences. For any athlete since 1990 to say they didn't know then they are not telling the truth. Quit blaming the league when the majority of these tough guys learn early in junior that they don't have the skill to play at the next level and make a decision to fight their way to a paycheque.
So the NHL marketing itself that way is no different than the racing companies that are always marketing the crashes and everything else, if that excitement attracts you then that decision is on you. Why is it in society now that nobody wants to take personal responsibility for their own decisions.