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Old Mon Jan 17, 2011, 04:10pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
What law was broken?

Tort law has nothing to do with criminal law. In the situation that Billy gave, the officials failed to enforce a safety rule and that caused a player to be injured. The officials could and should be found civilly liable for negligence in Billy's secnario.

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