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[Yambo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-67312798

Adam Johnson: Man arrested over ice hockey player's death bailed

About time, they will arrest half a village for cutting down a non-native tree but didn't bother when a hockey player with previous history of this dangerous move kills another player. Chatter from Yanks who understand the game a bit more than me say he makes that 'accidental' move a lot more than anyone else.

Maybe there weren't enough social media complaints to bother.

I haven't seen any mention, anywhere since Johnson's death of the player that has been arrested. I'm sure that fans will probably know who was involved but the media has been strangely silent.

Where does your info come from Mussels?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Well presumably everyone who was watching at the time saw who the other player was, even if its not in the headlines?

[Yambo]

I was 2000 miles away so I'm not one of them.

I have to rely on news reports or internet gossip.

[Taipan]

[Dodgy69]

They must be going down the lines of, he meant to hurt him but not kill him. ⛸

[Dodgy69]

Deterents are the only way to reduce crime, and we ain't got none.

[Taipan]

I assumed there had been a collision on the ice, not a karate kick to the head area whilst wearing blades on your feet. A planned action...

[Yambo]

I assumed there had been a collision on the ice, not a karate kick to the head area whilst wearing blades on your feet. A planned action...

Me too. Thanks for posting the vid.

Certainly looks like a deliberate high kick and when you're wearing sharp edged skates . . .

[Mussels]

I haven't seen any mention, anywhere since Johnson's death of the player that has been arrested. I'm sure that fans will probably know who was involved but the media has been strangely silent.

Where does your info come from Mussels?

It was all over Twitter when it happened with people saying it was clearly deliberate, I thought it was something in the States to start with as there was nothing on the news here until yesterday when the Beeb said someone had been arrested for manslaughter.

[MrLongbeard]

I assumed there had been a collision on the ice, not a karate kick to the head area whilst wearing blades on your feet. A planned action...

I wondered why he had been brought in for man slaughter.
Hard to tell (IMHO) from that vid if he is going for a kick or just going arse over elbow after being cut up / tripped by the other player, but it doesn't look good

[Treadeager]

If it hasn't been deleted off YouTube, it was suggested that he seems to have this exact
" accident " , far too often .

[Taipan]

If it hasn't been deleted off YouTube, it was suggested that he seems to have this exact
" accident " , far too often .

Yup. I read that too. Seems its his MO.

[gremlin]

I'd struggle to get my leg up that high. If it was me he'd collided with he'd have a nasty gash on the shin.

[demographic]

Interesting that in that poll, even if the conservatives gain every Reform UK vote they still wouldn't beat Labour.
Maybe if they'd realised that a few years ago we could have done without all that culture wars wank they've been playing with to get a small amout of extreme right votes.

Its embarrassing to watch them running about like an angry child.

[Noggin]

One could be forgiven for thinking the reason we have a supreme court is to take an unbiased, unaligned view on how government policy stacks up against UK law. But maybe that's just my wishful thinking.

Willingness to just fuck all that off and keep your election promises is reason enough to boot someone IMO

TBF, I'm sure the Tory party have recent form for ignoring the law (recent as in the last few years, although I'm sure they've got more history than just the last few years!!!)

[Noggin]

I assumed there had been a collision on the ice, not a karate kick to the head area whilst wearing blades on your feet. A planned action...

Fucking hell!!!! That's horrific - especially if it's not the first time he's done that

If it hasn't been deleted off YouTube, it was suggested that he seems to have this exact
" accident " , far too often .

I'm pretty sure that sports players at that level would find a way to adjust the leg position even in a fall - especially with blades on feet. Maybe the first time would be a surprise, but to have more than one like that, that's seriously dodgy

[wheelnut]

Interesting that in that poll, even if the conservatives gain every Reform UK vote they still wouldn't beat Labour.
Maybe if they'd realised that a few years ago we could have done without all that culture wars wank they've been playing with to get a small amout of extreme right votes.

Its embarrassing to watch them running about like an angry child.

I think there's less people on the far right than the conservatives imagine there is. Hence the result of that poll.

[MyLittleStudPony]

You can forget about those so called supreme courts and the so called rule of law.

What matters is keeping it nice and Brexity. Getting it done, sending them to Rwanda and defending the statues - nice and Brexity.

[Cousin Jack]

One could be forgiven for thinking the reason we have a supreme court is to take an unbiased, unaligned view on how government policy stacks up against UK law. But maybe that's just my wishful thinking.

Willingness to just fuck all that off and keep your election promises is reason enough to boot someone IMO

I guess I agree, but who are the voters going to blame? The government who want to ship the economic migrants out of the UK, or the do-gooders who want to give them a yellow brick road into a council house somewhere near you soon?

I think this could make the majority double down and vote for someone even more right wing.

I think the Rwanda policy was stupid, and was never going to work anyway, BUT....

...I am less than happy that the Courts appear to be able to over-ride Parliament. IMO democracy should mean that Parliament makes the law, judges apply it. It seems to me that the Supreme court is making a takeover bid, and I am not happy at all. MPs are mostly wankers, but at least we have a chance to sack them every few years.

[Count Steer]

One could be forgiven for thinking the reason we have a supreme court is to take an unbiased, unaligned view on how government policy stacks up against UK law. But maybe that's just my wishful thinking.

Willingness to just fuck all that off and keep your election promises is reason enough to boot someone IMO

I guess I agree, but who are the voters going to blame? The government who want to ship the economic migrants out of the UK, or the do-gooders who want to give them a yellow brick road into a council house somewhere near you soon?

I think this could make the majority double down and vote for someone even more right wing.

I think the Rwanda policy was stupid, and was never going to work anyway, BUT....

...I am less than happy that the Courts appear to be able to over-ride Parliament. IMO democracy should mean that Parliament makes the law, judges apply it. It seems to me that the Supreme court is making a takeover bid, and I am not happy at all. MPs are mostly wankers, but at least we have a chance to sack them every few years.

Parliament does make the law, the courts apply it as it stands. If the Parliament/Government doesn't like it then they can try and change it. You can hardly expect the law to be applied as someone would like it to be.