Dad, remember when Tom had you in that headlock and you screamed, "I'm a hemophiliac" and when he let you go you kicked him in the back?
Yeah?
Will you teach me how to do that?
Sure, boy. First, you gotta shriek like a woman and keep sobbing till he turns away in disgust. That's when it's time to kick some back.
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This has cash grab written all over it. Mascot probably pretended to punch the kid living up to character and the dad saw dollar signs. This is what our society has become.
measured response.
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OMG, he wanted an apology and something special for his son? They offered something special and he was never going to get an apology in the US as it's considered an admission of guilt. Wow. Some people.
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So this guy wants me to believe that, at a public event in the age of cellphones and surveillance video, a mascot took a running start and punched a kid as hard as he could in the back, and there is no video of the incident or the aftermath?
Sorry, I don’t buy this claim at all. People would be filming like crazy if that actually happened. No way this story is true.
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I read the article and thought it was pure satire, although the dad's post above does not read like satire.
A lawyer consultation is usually free. I could be mistaken, but I thought in cases like this the lawyer -if they accept the case- typically gets paid a percentage of the settlement.
I read the article and thought it was pure satire, although the dad's post above does not read like satire.
A lawyer consultation is usually free. I could be mistaken, but I thought in cases like this the lawyer -if they accept the case- typically gets paid a percentage of the settlement.
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Honestly, I believe him or at the very least believe that the dad believes it happened. Maybe the intent was playful but depth perception is hard in those things, or maybe the person in the Gritty suit just had enough with fans messing with him. Maybe the 13 year old exaggerated the injury.
But the fact the dad has sought out the video, asked for witnesses, tried to receive an apology for more than a month, and then went to the police now. Those are actions of someone who believes he was right in my opinion. And on the other side, the Flyers offering him some really sweet perks (of course not admitting fault) wouldn't want to be a precedence the set for people they believe are blackmailing the team...
If you search the Dad's name on facebook it seems pretty clear that he's trying to pull off a scam, and he's not very good at it.
He attended the event with thousands of others and to this point there doesn't happen to be anyone else who witnessed it.
After the event he made his profile picture a picture from the event which features Gritty, his kid, and himself. After the event he also posted numerous photos with the heading "Flyer's autograph party and skate. It was a great day with my little guy". 2 months later he makes these claims of the assault.
He has continued going to Flyer's games up until this point.
