Comments on: An Open Letter http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/ Covering Michigan Football and other sports in depth, with a focus on the the year long process of recruiting. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:22:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rem http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-5137 Rem Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:06:46 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-5137 I'm sorry, but this story isn't as black&white as you paint it to be. You need to understand the circumstances under which the slash occurred. You also need to know the conflicting statements given by Steve Kampfer himself: 1. "The coaches are not going to let us forget this." 2. "My neck is a little sore, but it's no big deal." Those are actual quotes, people. Can you reconcile them? I’m sorry, but this story isn’t as black&white as you paint it to be. You need to understand the circumstances under which the slash occurred.

You also need to know the conflicting statements given by Steve Kampfer himself:

1. “The coaches are not going to let us forget this.”

2. “My neck is a little sore, but it’s no
big deal.”

Those are actual quotes, people. Can you reconcile them?

]]> By: teterwin http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-4344 teterwin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:44:19 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-4344 ok, I'll bite. Tropp is lucky he didn't kill someone. Andrews hit was dirty, (double MINOR) but not criminal. Conboy has skated four games so far with the Bulldogs. Evidently Hamilton isn't on your mailing list. ok, I’ll bite.

Tropp is lucky he didn’t kill someone.

Andrews hit was dirty, (double MINOR) but not criminal.

Conboy has skated four games so far with the Bulldogs. Evidently Hamilton isn’t on your mailing list.

]]> By: Chris http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3422 Chris Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:19:18 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3422 Saturday Night? Saturday Night?

]]> By: scott http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3414 scott Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:29:22 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3414 esteemed? Too much suck up, not enough judgement.... esteemed? Too much suck up, not enough judgement….

]]> By: Charles http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3411 Charles Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:09:16 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3411 I completely agree, in my blog i suggested that the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office start drafting aggravated assault charges on both players as soon as possible. I completely agree, in my blog i suggested that the Washtenaw County prosecutor’s office start drafting aggravated assault charges on both players as soon as possible.

]]> By: Tim http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3410 Tim Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:18:24 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3410 I think what Tropp did was well beyond the realm of jurisdiction of the sport. Name me one instance in hockey in which it's acceptable to slash a player who is facedown, motionless on the ground. Add to that, if you will, the fact that this is after the whistle, and the game is, for all intents and purposes, over. I'm typically a very strong believer in leaving aspects of a violent sport within the arena of that sport (i.e. should a boxer be arrested for accidentally killing his opponent in the ring? of course not), but when an act is so far from the realm of acceptability in the sport that it isn't even considered a part of the game, and is instead something entirely unrelated that happened during the game, which I obviously believe this is, then that is certainly punishable by law. I think what Tropp did was well beyond the realm of jurisdiction of the sport. Name me one instance in hockey in which it’s acceptable to slash a player who is facedown, motionless on the ground. Add to that, if you will, the fact that this is after the whistle, and the game is, for all intents and purposes, over.

I’m typically a very strong believer in leaving aspects of a violent sport within the arena of that sport (i.e. should a boxer be arrested for accidentally killing his opponent in the ring? of course not), but when an act is so far from the realm of acceptability in the sport that it isn’t even considered a part of the game, and is instead something entirely unrelated that happened during the game, which I obviously believe this is, then that is certainly punishable by law.

]]> By: Tom http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 Tom Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:07:03 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3409 I agree with everything in the letter except for the assertion that Tropp should be arrested. It is very hard for me to buy into the "if it happened on the street" argument because, simply, it didn't happen on the street, it happened in the course of a very physical sport with tensions running high. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in any way condoning what Tropp did, it was malicious and he should be punished severely for it, but I do believe that setting matters. To me, in order for an athlete to be charged with a felony for something that he did on the ice/court/field it needs to be so grossly beyond the realm of normal conduct that the sport's governing body is unable to sufficiently punish the athlete on its own (Ron Artest running into the stands and beating up a fan, for example). I agree with everything in the letter except for the assertion that Tropp should be arrested. It is very hard for me to buy into the “if it happened on the street” argument because, simply, it didn’t happen on the street, it happened in the course of a very physical sport with tensions running high. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not in any way condoning what Tropp did, it was malicious and he should be punished severely for it, but I do believe that setting matters. To me, in order for an athlete to be charged with a felony for something that he did on the ice/court/field it needs to be so grossly beyond the realm of normal conduct that the sport’s governing body is unable to sufficiently punish the athlete on its own (Ron Artest running into the stands and beating up a fan, for example).

]]> By: Dave http://www.umvarsityblue.com/2009/01/an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 Dave Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:45:04 +0000 http://www.umvarsityblue.com/?p=2509#comment-3407 Excellent. Excellent.

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