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bullsh*t
(is what i think of that charge)
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It was a punch with a glove on for f*ck sakes! 99 times out of 100 Moore doesn't get that injured. Besides, I think he's milking his injury a bit to stay in the limelight since nobody knew who the hell he was before the incident.
Yeah, hate me all you want but that's how I feel. I think the suspension should have been for the rest of the regular season. I don't know why the NHL tries to send messages like this one. NHL players are morons, just look at how many high sticks and hits from behind there still are in the game.
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So, if found guilty, what's the range of sentencing for such an offense in BC?
Will he be looking at hard time? Or a slap on the wrist (in the form of some form of community service)? Either way, this ain't good...
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I would think Todd would take a plea bargin given the McSorely precident.
If he fights it and is found guilty, and again, I don't know how he could NOT be found guilty given the McSorley precident and the fact that there were 18,000 witnesses, he could be looking at anything from 5 years (HIGHLY unlikely) to Community Service or a fine.
He slugged a guy in a brutal fashion, but I think the charge stems more from Moore's injury than from Bertuzzi's actions. But far be it from me to legally seperate the two.
If he fights, I'd expect a "reasonable within the confides of a hockey rink" argument.
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The Marty incident had a high probability of seriously injuring Brashear. The Bertuzzi incident was a fluke in the severity of the injury. There are sucker punches almost every game and nobody gets hurt. Don't tell me bull about how it was from behind and he rammed his face into the ice either. Yes, it was from behind but I don't think he intentionally rammed his face into the ice. He had a hold of Moore and as Moore was falling he fell with him. Also, don't discount that nobody knows when Moore's serious injuries occured. Could he have broken his neck when ten guys landed on him?
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Here are some thoughts on the issue. These are from my partner when she heard about the charges:
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"There are a few things that could skew things for Bertuzzi - the most important is if Steve Moore gets involved, or has lasting physical consequences. Here, Brashear had a wicked bad seizure and a short time away from the game, but nothing beyond that. If Moore is hurt more seriously or develops a chronic condition, then it's worse for Bertuzzi.
Also, there might be seen to be a greater need for denunciation - basically, that everyone really should have learned from the McSorley incident, especially given the judge's comments about there being a need to learn from it. And, Marc Crawford is on record in the McSorley case commenting on that kind of violence - flipped around to one of his own players, those comments read pretty harshly.
Finally, McSorley's role as a goon was well-established, and understood in the context of unwritten rules of the game. Bertuzzi isn't exactly the team enforcer, and I think it's fairly well agreed that this was pretty weird (even with the background of the Nazzy hit). I think the retributive aspect could really play into the sentencing (assuming he's found guilty). But in scale, it may just be that more restrictive conditions are imposed, or that more is expected of him in terms of "community service" stuff. Still not going to jail, in my humble opinion.
Happy reading,
Kat"
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All for now,
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I think bertuzzi is going to convicted. He has the necessary intent to commit the crime charged. That is key.
What I am looking to next is the civil case that is going to happen down the road. Regardless of the criminal conviction Moore's lawyers are going to a field day nailing Bertuzzi in Torts. Todd, after his criminal problems are solved better be ready for a long fight.
On top of all this Moore is a well connected and educated person, his family is well known and has lots of connections. Bertuzzi really messed up going after him. Really bad judgment.
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I don't know Bert's got some pretty high powered defence people working for him, we'll see. It's gonna be knock 'em down, drag 'em out for the next while though, both crim and civil.
All for now,
Aaron
