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I am the worst. At least you used the word correctly.
I aim to please.
I am the worst. At least you used the word correctly.
Based on what exactly? Seriously. Poll your friends and family on if they'd rather be punched in the face or spit on. You're seriously out to lunch here. Again, you're referring to hockey culture as proof that people are more offended by spitting than being physically assaulted. It's absurd. Again, ask why literally every judicial system in the world treats a blow to the head much, much more seriously than spitting. Because it can cause serious injury and even death. Anyone who thinks an assault on your pride is a worse fate than those is seriously insane.
Yes, we've already established that spitting in someone's face is disrespectful and offensive. That's not controversial despite your attempts to pretend like I think spitting in people's faces is perfectly fine behaviour. Punch somebody's face in real life unprovoked* and let me know how that turns out for ya.
*And before you try to respond by claiming that punching someone in the face is justified in hockey because there is "provocation," remember that every act has an aggressor/instigating act and that Hathaway didn't actually spit on Gudbranson "without provocation" unless you'd seriously like to argue that he went and spit on him for no god damned reason.
Idk that anyone has said it was unprovoked... more just dumb that his response was to spit... thats just literally never happened.
Idk that anyone has said it was unprovoked... more just dumb that his response was to spit... thats just literally never happened.
So your defense is basically hathaway was provked to spit... but gudbranson just sucker punched him because it was a nice day out?
Had a bad case of the mondays... gunna go randomly punch someone in hopes they will spit on me
I think context is pretty important, people seem to think punching someone in a hockey skirmish is equal to walkin down the steet and punching someone.The post I quoted said "spit in somebody's face in real life unprovoked and let me know how that turns out for ya." He was attempting to argue that spitting is a worse act than punching someone in the face. I'm not sure why he'd stipulate that this spit would be unprovoked if it's completely unrelated to the Hathaway incident.
What mental gymnastics are you talking about? Dirty answer to a dirty action, most of Caps fans agree to this, but not you apparently.The mental gymnastics by caps fans in this thread is astounding. Things like the "sucker punch" happen nearly every single game in scrums, yet very rarely does anyone spit on anyone. Even Hathaway acknowledged it's bush league.
I think context is pretty important, people seem to think punching someone in a hockey skirmish is equal to walkin down the steet and punching someone.
What mental gymnastics are you talking about? Dirty answer to a dirty action, most of Caps fans agree to this, but not you apparently.
Who is saying spitting is fine? I think it's low class and he should get a game or two. I will say though that when you are being held back and suckered punched it is probably easy to get emotional and make a bad decision. That isn't defending it, that's just stating that I don't understand how I would react to that situation.What you don't seem to understand is there are degrees of dirty. Any logical person understands that. If that weren't the case guys would be getting spit on every day in the NHL...
I do understand. Hathaway should really spear hard him instead, that would be so many "degrees" better.What you don't seem to understand is there are degrees of dirty. Any logical person understands that. If that weren't the case guys would be getting spit on every day in the NHL...
One might even argue that’s the point, as if to say to the person punching you in the face. “I do not respect you”There’s just something utterly disrespectful about spitting on some one
Hathaway is just as ridiculous as most of the Caps fans in this thread. This is the story he's going with huh? Maybe the punch to the head made him forget there are cameras everywhere nowadays.
"Unfortunately, spit came out of my mouth after I got sucker-punched, and it went onto him," Hathaway said. "It has no place. It was an emotional play by me. You don't plan any of that stuff in your head, and it was a quick reaction and unfortunately the wrong one for me to a sucker punch."
Asked if he expected further discipline, Hathaway said, "I think time will tell with that.''
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id...athaway-tossed-spitting-ducks-erik-gudbranson
The explanation is gold. Pure gold.
Many of you mention that sucker punch like this happens almost every game. Are you sure?
Players get bopped in scrums all the damn time without people spitting. I don’t see how this is hard to grasp.