Gritty Accused of Punching 13 Year Old (UPD: No Criminal Charges to be Pursued)

[Tweed]

I was surprised to learn that Gritty is not actually a person in a costume.

 

[JerseyMike34]

Was just looking at some old "bold predictions" for another reason and came across this...

9 bold NHL predictions for 2019 - Sportsnet.ca

A lot of those predictions were close, or happened.

 

[Kupo]

A giant orange mascot takes a running start and punches a kid at a meet and greet, yet there are no videos, pictures, or witnesses?

Lol. **** outta here.

 

[Lady Rhian]

Ban mascots.

(just kidding......)

 

[thefutures]

Back in my day, Gritty used to kill kids, not just punch them.

The game is changing.. can't even recognize this league anymore.

 

[Captain And Coke]

Heck, if anything, a mascot breathes on someone incorrectly, there's ramifications. Companies are more than ever worried about public relations that you can't just pay a wino $20 and some Bud Ice to stand around anymore. Finesse, crisis management, and general so-called "soft skills" (which are ways you deal with your fellow man) are integral to the people in mascot costumes, not to mention background checks.

I'm not saying it's unlikely, I'm just saying the people that have to get hired have to be the kinds who aren't easily gonna wig out & start breaking spines with their fists of fury. This makes the whole thing more suspicious.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

The next person who posts punched me and I want them banned. These tears you can't see ARE REAL

J'accuse !

 

[Drugs Delaney]

Go Gritty! He knows how to teach these kids!!!

 

[dubey]

[QDP]
The only thing that would make even more hilarious is video of it lol

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Oh man, I haven't laughed this much from an HF thread in a long time.

 

[ElLeetch]

to be fair, i never met a 13 year old that didn't deserve to be punched.

 

[Kimota]

Holly crap, it's Conan's father?

 

[shello]

Who could've thought it would take Gritty being sued to bring HF together once more

 

[Garbageyuk]

If it's true, why didn't the father tear Gritty's head off and kick the shit out of the guy in the suit? What kind of father lets a goofy mascot beat up his kid in front of him?

 

[Sam Spade]

Gritty at the All Star game just don't give a care:

 

[Captain And Coke]

Gritty at the All Star game just don't give a care:

LOL. That picture is hilarious.

"My name is Gritty, and I'm a violent offender."

"Gritty, this is the All-Star Game, not Violence Anonymous."

"Is it? Or is it that you other mascots can't admit that you have a problem?"

 

[David Dennison]

There needs to be some risk for people suing. It's way too easy, just find a greasy lawyer and file the paperwork, knowing the rich corporation will likely settle. They should have to at least pay the defendants legal fees.

Yeah who will defend the...defenseless...rich corporations...with teams of lawyers on retainer...?

Individuals already gave an uphill battle when trying to sue a large company, doing what you said would swing the balance too far in the opposite direction and give too much legal protection for large corporations. Nobody would sue companies because of the downside if they lose. Both sides being responsible for legal fees also give incentive for both sides to settle and not clog up the legal system with civil complaints. And lastly, nothing is stopping the Flyers from countersuing if they find the complaint frivolous, but usually in these situations it's in their interest to let the story die rather than carry on a lawsuit where you probably won't get much money and it's a bad look to sue a season ticket holder.

Let's not base our opinion of the whole system of legal liability on a lawsuit involving f***ing Gritty. We have nearly 250 years of precedent of why it's a good (or less bad) idea that each side pays their own legal fees (in most cases).

[/BusinessLaw101]

 

[garnetpalmetto]

The King Baby will terrorize nobody any more, as the Baby Cakes moved to Wichita this year*, but we still have the matter of this unfortunate avian atrocity in N'awlins.

*The team went back to their nutria mascot, Boudreaux, shortly after, but you can't put the genie back in the bottle.

The King Baby was actually the Pelicans thing, not a Baby Cakes thing. The Baby Cakes, to my knowledge, always used Boudreaux even after they changed from the Zephyrs to the Baby Cakes.

 

[DaveG]

@garnetpalmetto .

That thing will never not be nightmare fuel

 

[garnetpalmetto]

@garnetpalmetto .

That thing will never not be nightmare fuel

It's right up there with the old version of Pierre. Whomever designs mascot costumes for the Pelicans needs to find a new line of work

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's right up there with the old version of Pierre. Whomever designs mascot costumes for the Pelicans needs to find a new line of work

Speaking of Pierre, I wish Arizona still used this guy:

Because everybody knows, nothing says "Arizona hockey" like a Quebecois snowman with a black eye.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Let's be clear:

This is definitely the kid's fault, no matter what happened.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[Dr Pepper]

Pfft, Kevin Hayes wishes he had the fan support that Gritty enjoys.

 

[member 157595]

This makes me like Gritty even more than before, which I didn't know was possible.

If I caught Gritty in bed with my wife, I'd knock her off the bed and stay with Gritty.