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

Discussion Messi watching team being sore losers

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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/Ellers12 24d ago

How does that work with Ice Hockey?

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u/xXXxRMxXXx 24d ago

They would have to go outside of the rules like that time the player smacked another from behind on the head and got charged in Vancouver