More nanny state coming?

[greymule]

This link to a local newspaper contains a letter from a man whose wife was injured at a minor league game:

http://www.pacpub.com/articles/2007/...e059280513.txt

Unfortunately, while I can certainly sympathize with the man and his family, this letter leaves many important questions open. I also don't want to watch games through a fence from now on.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by greymule

This link to a local newspaper contains a letter from a man whose wife was injured at a minor league game:

http://www.pacpub.com/articles/2007/...e059280513.txt

Unfortunately, while I can certainly sympathize with the man and his family, this letter leaves many important questions open. I also don't want to watch games through a fence from now on.

The netting behind the goal line in the NHL is the direct result of a young girl getting killed after being hit by a puck in Columbus. A lawsuit against the Columbus team was settled for an undisclosed sum of money. The netting proved to be a much more cost effective solution to any more of these freak but tragic events.

Baseball already has netting or screens and always has.

But fans should not expect to be protected against all possible injuries at a sporting event. It is the job of all fans to be prepared.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

The netting behind the goal line in the NHL is the direct result of a young girl getting killed after being hit by a puck in Columbus. A lawsuit against the Columbus team was settled for an undisclosed sum of money. The netting proved to be a much more cost effective solution to any more of these freak but tragic events.

Baseball already has netting or screens and always has.

But fans should not expect to be protected against all possible injuries at a sporting event. It is the job of all fans to be prepared.

The netting behind the goal line in the NHL is there to stop the puck after it passes the goalie.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by SAump

The netting behind the goal line in the NHL is there to stop the puck after it passes the goalie.

No, it is there to protect the fans from the puck and is a direct result from the fatality in Columbus.

You can, as they say, look it up.

But here, I did it for you:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...31/ai_91912859

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

No, it is there to protect the fans from the puck and is a direct result from the fatality in Columbus.

You can, as they say, look it up.

But here, I did it for you:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...31/ai_91912859

I apologize if I missed your satirical comment to my previous post.

[rookieblue]

I notice this whining little [deleted] doesn't give a single detail about the incident and why, precisely, Trenton Thunder management should be responsible.

Feh. This guy is definitely part of the problem. Something bad happens, it must be Leviathan's duty to impose its oh-so-subtle touch to correct it. Guys like this vote, which is why New Jersey has the laws it does.

[UmpLarryJohnson]

answer is easy-sleezy-- issue all fans a HSM!!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by greymule

This link to a local newspaper contains a letter from a man whose wife was injured at a minor league game:

http://www.pacpub.com/articles/2007/...e059280513.txt

Unfortunately, while I can certainly sympathize with the man and his family, this letter leaves many important questions open. I also don't want to watch games through a fence from now on.

Who exactly forces this clown and his family to attend these baseball games in an unsafe (his perception) environment?!?!?

[Publius]

Didn't you guys notice the words, "I truly believe..." in the letter?

Didn't you know that any nonsense, no matter how idiotic, can be elevated to the absolute, irrefutable truth simply by preceding it with, "I truly believe..."?

[greymule]

which is why New Jersey has the laws it does.

Because many of its voters are like the middle-aged lady I saw in the local park a few years ago. The sun had been shining directly on the slide, and it had become hot enough that it would have been uncomfortable to, let's say, in kid in shorts. Now you could hardly get third-degree burns from this slide, but it was hot, though after a few kids in long pants went down it, it would have been OK.

So before the kid she was watching went down the slide, I warned her that we better cover it with something for a few minutes, or pour some water from the fountain down it. She was horrified at this lurking danger, and said, "The borough ought to do something about that. I'm going to write a letter." (This, incidentally, was not the slide you played on as a kid. You know, the 7-foot slide that had the long line of kids waiting to get on. This slide was half that height, with rubber steps and padded rails. And no line.)

Maybe it has since been replaced with the model that doesn't get hot in the sun.

And speaking of NJ laws, recently a thug with drugs and guns in his car was chased by Trenton police to the NJ Turnpike and then by NJ State Police all the way 40-something miles to Newark. When the thug exited the turnpike, the police gave up the chase although the guy was in sight. Further pursuit, you see, would pose a threat on surface streets. So he got away.

In NJ, criminals know there will be no spike strips, no roadblocks, and no tasers. And because NJ severely limits chases and forbids police to use their cruisers to nudge fleeing cars off the road, guess what miscreants do when the lights go on behind their stolen cars. When they do get caught, it's usually because they get stuck in traffic.

In this state, criminals have less to fear from police than from hot slides in the park.

Surprise, surprise. A recent poll shows that 49% of NJ residents want to get out, and half of those say they are definitely getting out within two years. I'm one of them.