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1) From what I've heard, it is better to convict the person of criminal charges and then use that as evidence in the civil suit.
2) Why is assault and battery of a sports official a misdemeanor, but assault and battery on anyone else a felony?
3) If you officiate where there is no special law about sports officials, do not hesitate to use the local criminal law against an attacker. You are a person and, just because you are involved in a sport or in a controversial situation, there is no reason you are not entitled to the full protection of the law.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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