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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

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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