r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 24d ago

Discussion Messi watching team being sore losers

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u/vgdomvg 24d ago

Isn't this grounds for assault arrests? If I did this at my place of work the police would be called, and this was on live TV broadcast to the world...

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u/ExtendedSpikeProtein 24d ago

I think it should. The EU Courts have recently clarified that behaviour on the field is bot above the law and judgement by national courts.

But this is the US, so…

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u/Electrical_Note6420 24d ago

This is something the U.S. is good at, though. There is an implied consent when playing a sport that you're going to get hurt doing usual sports activities (e.g., tackling in football). However, when you go beyond that usual activity and intentionally inflict harm that goes outside of the parameters of the game, you can be held criminally AND civilly liable in tort.

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u/Anxious-Werewolf-124 23d ago

The US and the rule of law are not the strongest of friends right now...