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CFL Streaker is suing due to injuries suffered when player tackled him
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:41 am
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:41 am
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Last week a fan ran on the field at a Canadian Football League game and was flattened by Marcell Young, a defensive back for the B.C. Lions. Now that fan says Young injured him, and he has hired a lawyer.
The fan’s lawyer released a statement saying he “suffered serious injuries, including a mild traumatic brain injury, as a result of being violently struck by BC Lions player Marcell Young.”
The fan was fined $115 for trespassing. He obviously didn’t belong on the field, although the CFL (and the NFL, and any sports league) would probably prefer that players let security handle it, rather than get involved in apprehending runaway fans themselves. In the days of Mike Curtis, a player could get away with decking a fan. But these days, fans can be quite litigious.
shitty Link to video that only shows pictures of hit
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Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:42 am to tduecen
Glad to see it is not just America that is overly litigious.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:43 am to tduecen
I would hope the court tells him to eat a dick. He assumed the risk of being lit up when he stepped on the field.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:45 am to tduecen
Dude was just defending himself. There's no telling what someone crazy enough to streak a CFL game is capable of.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:49 am to LSUBoo
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There's no telling what someone crazy enough to streak a CFL game is capable of.
I think since the Monica Seles thing, anyone that goes on the field during play should be an open target for whatever violence may come to them.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 11:53 am to tduecen
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CFL Streaker is suing due to injuries suffered when player tackled him
Since this is Canada of all places, I assume he'll be awarded massive damages glad I live in America where common sense mostly prevails
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:09 pm to tduecen
WTF is "mild traumatic"?
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:14 pm to tduecen
I wish they would just use snipers to pick them off instead.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:16 pm to tduecen
Another example of someone breaking the law, and the consequence is...gonna get paid.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:17 pm to tduecen
The player just needs to say he felt threatened
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:18 pm to ThePTExperience1969
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glad I live in America where common sense mostly prevails
We have been acting a plumb fool since the Boston Tea Party
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:19 pm to ProjectP2294
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He assumed the risk of being lit up when he stepped on the field.
Not really...not by a player with pads and a helmet. He's not a football player...just because a person is on the field doesn't mean they are part of the game and fair game to get lit up by a 300 pound lineman. If a ball girl runs out there to retreive a dropped water bottle is she now fair game and assuming the risk?
First off, let the security officials handle it. They aren't massive Pro athletes that can seriously injure someone.
And if you can sue cops for excessive force such as violently throwing you to the ground during an arrest, you can certainly sue a Pro football player who has no business tackling anyone but the other guys with pads and helmets on.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:24 pm to ThePTExperience1969
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glad I live in America where common sense mostly prevails
Wait what?
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:27 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Not really...not by a player with pads and a helmet.
Yes really. Yes by a player with pads and a helmet. If you don't want to get hit by a player, don't break the rules and enter the field of play. There are giant, armored men who get paid to be violent roaming around out there. You risk being hit by one of them if you break the rules and enter their work space.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 12:49 pm to ProjectP2294
Guy shouldn't have been on the field, but they have security guards for that. I get the point about being concerned for your safety, but that guy wasn't making a move at the player and that was a pretty savage hit. As soon as I saw it, I knew we'd see a lawsuit.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 1:51 pm to ThePTExperience1969
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glad I live in America where common sense mostly prevails
Somebody hasn’t made it over to the Poliboard I see...
Posted on 6/21/18 at 1:59 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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If a ball girl runs out there to retreive a dropped water bottle is she now fair game and assuming the risk?
Posted on 6/21/18 at 2:04 pm to tduecen
Posted on 6/21/18 at 2:21 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Ha ha awesome name Tom RollTide Ritter
Posted on 6/21/18 at 2:27 pm to tduecen
That’s kinda like running into a gunfight and getting mad you got shot.
An attention whore wanting more attention.
An attention whore wanting more attention.
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