Thread: Punched Out - The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer / Derek Boogaard

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

You cant legislate the risks out of anything in life. Physical Competitive Sports are always going to have an element of risk. Alcohol and Painkillers are an NHL problem-its a societal problem there is nothing you can do that will change some peoples wish to numb themselves. Pot has been illegal for 50 years-know anyone who smokes it?

You would have to bring up that pot issue wouldn't you? Yes,yes, I know most of lgk'rs are into that crap but, I'll tell you my own experience with it. I haven't seen my own son in nearly 7 years. Yep, he was a pot smoker, spent a fortune getting him out of trouble over and over again. He went to other things from there. I'm not a enemy of the wacky stuff but, I just can't condone it either.

Originally Posted by taz42

You would have to bring up that pot issue wouldn't you? Yes,yes, I know most of lgk'rs are into that crap but, I'll tell you my own experience with it. I haven't seen my own son in nearly 7 years. Yep, he was a pot smoker, spent a fortune getting him out of trouble over and over again. He went to other things from there. I'm not a enemy of the wacky stuff but, I just can't condone it either.

Im not asking anyone to endorse anything and im sure the % of LGKs is probably the same as the % in the general public-the point is Pot has been illegal for ages and it hasnt stopped 1 person from trying it. Eliminating fighting isnt going to do crap for people abusing alcohol and painkillers. This is an excuse to get fighting out of the game and a weak excuse at that.

Blaming fighting for Derek Boogard is like blaming hockey skates for Clint Malarchuk.