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I have been following this to an extent and here is my humble opinion....
1. The victim attacked Junta first. Just because you are the aggressor does not mean that you won't get your ass kicked, or worse. He took a risk when he decided to get physical. I am not saying that this makes it ok to kill him, I am just saying that he assumes some risk.
2. I have a real problem with any sports program that would allow a team of little 10 year-old boys to play against a team of 12 and 13 year-old boys, especially in an aggressive contact sport like hockey. That is just a set-up for disaster. I think that the program ought to be held partially responsible.
3. Granted, Junta got carried away and kept on beating Costin once he was down and out....that was the part that did it. If he would have killed him with the first or second punch, just after Costin came at him with the blades, it would have been simple self-defense. But when you have been attacked like that and especially when your kid has taken some lumps, you do tend to lose it.
I think he definitely deserves to be punished.....but how much? I don't think that years in prison are warranted here. Probation is probably not enough, but I can't see the justification in a max term.
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