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Our area is getting more and more violent where sports are concerned. It isn't just the HS level, but Middle School, rec and premier levels as well. We have had many adults removed from games (baseball is a very serious sport here and tends to have the most agressive parents) due to their actions in the stands and upon entering the field of play.
This parent saw his child getting hurt while an adult did nothing to stop it. "That's Hockey" is almost a rub, so Junta was already agitated (fuming if it was me) then to be sucker punched...well, he lost all control. His size wasn't on his mind. I do wonder how many blows were actually thrown, but I don't thnk anyone REALLY knows. As a side note- You take a guy who is smaller but works out and is in shape, size doesn't matter as much.
I don't know if the sentence fit the crime. I'm glad there was a sentence. At the rate this kind of "rage" is growing, I'm just surprised something like this hasn't happened sooner.
I admit to being one of those parents that gets rather emotional about team sports. I've even yelled (from the stands) at a ref or two and kids playing dirty soccer or basketball. My kids have been playing team sports all their lives. If you see your child cry because of a coach, another parent or player, it can bring out THE most indescribable anger! No, I never beat anyone up, but I sure wanted to slap a few people...because of my KIDS!
My decision was to NOT attend certain games and hear the results after it was over. Maybe the jurors could relate to those feelings on some level.
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