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<blockquote data-quote="Heathen72" data-source="post: 5477958" data-attributes="member: 7029">Just recently where I live, a bouncer king-hit (suckerpunched) an retired athlete who fell to the ground and bumped his head on the concrete. It killed him. In a similar situation, a gang of young thugs attacked a guy on the street, kicking him while he was down. It killed him. Both of these groups expressed surprise at the end result but I have very little sympathy for them. When I was young, there were 'rules' about manly conduct. You don't sucker-punch people, and you don't kick them while they are down. Unfortunately, no one seems to have passed these on. Either that, or the &quot;kids of today&quot; don't think they apply to them. Sorry, that wasn't the point of my post - I got carried away. My point is that life can be fragile. Just about anything can kill you. Punching someone in the the head can kill them. Kicking someone while they are down is extremely dangerous and can kill them. Falling off your bike can kill you. I am not sure if this is what we want our rules to reflect!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heathen72, post: 5477958, member: 7029"] Just recently where I live, a bouncer king-hit (suckerpunched) an retired athlete who fell to the ground and bumped his head on the concrete. It killed him. In a similar situation, a gang of young thugs attacked a guy on the street, kicking him while he was down. It killed him. Both of these groups expressed surprise at the end result but I have very little sympathy for them. When I was young, there were 'rules' about manly conduct. You don't sucker-punch people, and you don't kick them while they are down. Unfortunately, no one seems to have passed these on. Either that, or the "kids of today" don't think they apply to them. Sorry, that wasn't the point of my post - I got carried away. My point is that life can be fragile. Just about anything can kill you. Punching someone in the the head can kill them. Kicking someone while they are down is extremely dangerous and can kill them. Falling off your bike can kill you. I am not sure if this is what we want our rules to reflect! [/QUOTE]

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