The Batle of Alberta -- Rattled
Matt, over at The Batle of Alberta has some great commentary on things I left out of my rant from yesterday. I'm glad that my little hissy fit has uncovered some others who are at least sympathetic to my vaguely radical stance that people should be able to live in peace without fear of reprisal.
He rightly points out the Mr. Tocchet's biggest crime is his violating his employment contract with the NHL's prohibition on engaging in illegal activity. Of course, just to be consistent on that point Dany Heatley should not be able to play hockey for having broken the speed limit while operating an automobile. :)
Good stuff over there, please check it out.
Ta,
Glad you piped up, Tom.
Again, I don't know what the NHL prohibits. Obviously it's not all illegal activity (i.e. speeding, killing someone, etc.). And obviously there are some things that aren't illegal that they do prohibit.
It's really of no consequence whether they're being morally consistent, or, if the contract terms are sufficiently vague, consistent at all. It only matters that Tocchet knew that he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing, because he was violating his contract, and that he wouldn't be able to make reparations for the violation.
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Matt | Saturday, 11 February 2006 at 08:53 AM