10 — North Shore News - Friday, March 17, 2000

T1"S not Marty McSorlev who will be on trial for
assaulting Donald Brashear during a recent National
Hockey League game at GM Plave. [c's the game of
hockey. Even non-bockey fans have probably seen on
the news the ugly owo-handed swing to the side of
Brashear’s head that has disgusted fans and non-fans of
the game alike. There is no doube that had the incident
taken place outside of the rink, the Crown would have
quickly pressed charges. That it did net was, in part,
due to the National Hockey League’s stated desire to
keep the courts cut Uf the process. Now that a charge
has been laid, where will the policing stop? Stick swinging in junior hockey is not as
rare as we might want to believe. What about a punch to the head when the other
kid isn’t expecting it? That’s assault in the back alley. What about violence in other
sports — say a baseball throv: 1 at the head? If professional sports leagues want to
retain control of their own games, suspensions for violent assaults aced co send 4
meaningful message to olaycrs and public alike. A lifetime ban ts 2 scrious message.

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS
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YES NO opinion RNOW

Horseshoe Bay TA% 19% VS 0%
Dundarave/Ambleside 771% 10% 8% 5%
British Properties 69% 17% 10% 4%
Norgate/Pemberton Heights 64% 23% 13% O%
Capilano/Delbrook Highlands 62% 25% 9% 4%
Lower Lonsdale 15% 5% 3% 17%
Central and Upper Lonsdale 10% 13% 8% 9%
Lynn Valley 71% 23% 3% 3%

Blueridge/Deep Cove 62% 25% 9% 4%
COMBINED AVERAGE .............. 69% 18% 8% 5%

inquiring
reporter

Dave Williams

North Vancouver

No. Anyone that plays hock-
ev understands that violence
can arise. [fit happens at the
minor league level, coaches
and league officials handle
it. “Fhere is no police pres-
ence.

Brett Chadwick

North Vancouver

Good question. Yes, 1 don’t
think the players are setting
a good enough example for
the kids. The sport is going
out of the game in a lot of
cases.

Bruce Gordon

North Vancouver

Na. These guys are paid to
be society’s modern day
warriors. The league should
punish someone like Marty
McSorley, bur the players
are paid millions and vio-
lence is the risk they take
when tiey step on ¢ ice.

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Simon Samuel Spence, 28,
of North Vancouver was
jailed three months after he
pleaded guilty to:

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1999;

breaching a curfew bail

condition on July 9, 1999;
break, enter and theft of
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Robert Michael
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Joannna Elizabeth
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