[News] Gavin McKenna facing charges for assault UPD: felony charge withdrawn

[dammage79]

Yeah, if I'm Conny with the 1st pick, I'm still taking him.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

There is also value in turning the other cheek and removing yourself from that situation.

Fights can lead to all sorts of really bad stuff:
- Jail
- Civil suits
- One of the people getting seriously hurt and/or killed

There's not much upside in throwing the first punch, but there's plenty of downside.

Guaranteed this ends up in a civil suit. No charges. Actually, I doubt it even gets to civil court , it'll be a settlement.

[Jbo]

Love the people saying it's just words and judging this kid. We don't really know what happened yet....but having said that...

If I'm out with my mom and someone says something like that, I'm doing the same thing.

The virtue signalling is noted from some of you though you saints

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

There is also value in turning the other cheek and removing yourself from that situation.

Fights can lead to all sorts of really bad stuff:
- Jail
- Civil suits
- One of the people getting seriously hurt and/or killed

There's not much upside in throwing the first punch, but there's plenty of downside.

I agree with you - 100%.

The details in this case are actually going to matter a significant amount.

[AustinL_NHL]

If the mom story is true, clear case of FAFO.

In fact, in such a case, the FO part should happen before the FA part is even part-way through.

[Reggie Dunlop]

McKenna's mom should've thrown the punch instead.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

I get putting two and two together that this kid probably riled him up and likely deserved what he had coming.

But I don't get praising the lack of self control in that situation and that ramping up the desire to draft him.

Depending on what comes out of the case and what McKenna says about his actions in retrospect, I'd still consider drafting him if he fell. But it doesn't make me salivate at it as a fan.

If he gives into those darker impulses more in the future because he can't emotionally regulate well, what trouble could that potentially bring? Could make the entire pick a waste if he gets into legal trouble again in a few years.

It's important that he understands why you don't succumb to initiating a physical altercation as someone who will inevitably be a target of much public scrutiny and baiting for as long as he plays.

[Teroy]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I must have lived a boring life, i've never been involved in a bar fight nor has most of my friends.

Isn't that the truth!

[FunkMasterFlame]

Originally Posted by taxbuster

I am dumbstruck at the number of posters who think it is perfectly fine - and indeed praiseworthy - to resort to violently attacking someone for (checks notes)… words. Words of any form. Yes they’re offensive and insulting, if true…and that is all. Wow.

Guess you missed out on the Charlie Kirk assassination thread. A large portion of this message board seems pretty okay with straight-up murder for words they disagree with.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Canucks will definitely take him now

Solid tweet I saw something like 'when McKenna realized he might be going to Vancouver, he decided prison was better'.

[dammage79]

What we know:

Team and family in a crowded college bar. McKenna gets into a fight.

Rumor is some instigator (drunkenly ignorant and likely lacking situational awareness) wouldn't leave McKenna's family alone, went too far, McKenna stepped in and laid him out.

This is an extremely common situation in every bar.... Everywhere. Especially if it's packed.

Until we get the clear details I'm chalking this up as a nothing burger. Teenager gets into a bar fight, news at 11.

[FlamesAddiction]

The unconfirmed report that the guy had a concussion, broken jaw in three places, and three missing teeth kind of suggests that it may not have been just one punch, but a flurry of them. Although I am not an expert, it just doesn't seem intuitive to me that someone the size of McKenna can do that damage with one punch. It sounds like he beat the #### of him (assuming that social media report is even true).

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Jbo

Love the people saying it's just words and judging this kid. We don't really know what happened yet....but having said that...

If I'm out with my mom and someone says something like that, I'm doing the same thing.

The virtue signalling is noted from some of you though you saints

It’s not virtue signalling
It’s being able to recognize the serious risks of escalating something to physical violence, particularly if one is the first to throw the first punch (which we don’t know in this case)
We all probably have stories of where a fight started and then a knife gets pulled…

[Scooter]

M

Originally Posted by taxbuster

So…Edmonton is interested?

Yikes for his career unless he has really capable lawyers.

His NIL $$$$$$$ should allow him to get some top defence lawyer but I wouldn't be shocked if the charges are reduced or dropped and the victim accepts a large $$$$$$$ settlement.

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by FunkMasterFlame

Guess you missed out on the Charlie Kirk assassination thread. A large portion of this message board seems pretty okay with straight-up murder for words they disagree with.

So we are comparing a pre-mediated assassination murder to a bar fight with teenagers?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

The unconfirmed report that the guy had a concussion, broken jaw in three places, and three missing teeth kind of suggests that it may not have been just one punch, but a flurry of them. Although I am not an expert, it just doesn't seem intuitive to me that someone the size of McKenna can do that damage with one punch. It sounds like he beat the #### of him (assuming that social media report is even true).

Yeah, that sounds more like the damage a much larger man would inflict, or damage sustained after multiple blows.

If he hit him multiple times and he was already down and out, that's concerning.

It only takes one good punch to make a statement. More than that opens the door to more concerning issues.

[Table 5]

What's with all the drama around hockey moms? Buncha troublemakers.

[bossy22]

I'm not a lawyer. Would a violent criminal record prevent him from crossing the border? If it was in Canada, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be allowed to travel to the US. What about a Canadian in the US that was charged in the US?

[calf]

Another immigrant committing a violent crime. I'm sure he'll be deported in short order.

[InternationalVillager]

Originally Posted by FunkMasterFlame

Guess you missed out on the Charlie Kirk assassination thread. A large portion of this message board seems pretty okay with straight-up murder for words they disagree with.

There's consequences in life for running your mouth.

Doesn't make the action OK. You can still vehemently disagree with what happened.