OT: Cooley Suspended from Georgetown

[Edward Sargent]

Just read this now. If the bottle was empty and entirely plastic, I agree that a suspension absolutely should be the end of it. There would be no reason to think someone hit by it would be harmed.

You must not be a lawyer 😂

 

[Sibeerian]

Nobody's talking about how slow the mom was to react. Unacceptable at this level. The big east really is down this year.

 

[HuskyFich]

Look, he says the family he hit are friends, so I'm sure that the one game suspension is the end of it (barring the child having been seriously injured which does not appear to be the case). But when you throw an object into the crowd, he almost certainly had no intent to hit that child, or probably anyone, but he acted recklessly in throwing an object into a dense crowd where you would have had to not care that the effect of your act very well might have been injuring someone. If the District wanted to prosecute the crime, they would have every right to do so and most likely would be able to get a conviction. (And in the case of the lawyer who threw the sandwich in DC, one, that probably was an assault but the jury wouldn't have it for political reasons, and if it wasn't an assault it's because there is no reason to think you could harm someone by throwing a grinder at them, while if you throw a bottle of fluid the risk of harming someone who gets hit by it is much, much greater.)

Better tell fans to stop throwing hats on the ice.

Better tell NFL players to stop throwing footballs into the stands after TDs.

Better tell NBA players to be careful throwing sweatbands in the crowd.

The fact that MLB stadiums have to post alerts about foul balls is crazy.

I don’t dispute your legal arguments, I agree with them.

I just can’t stand the notion that everything that can be litigated should be because it’s an opportunity to cash in. Exposes more about the person than the situation.

But hey, I’ll go yell at the wind now.

 

[UCFan1513]

Hitting a kid with the bottle is a Curb Your Enthusiasm level mishap. Bad, but also hilarious

 

[GampelGladiator]

Guessing that Patches O'Houlihan would argue it's the kids fault...