I understand where you're coming from but you can't compare what you can do to someone on the street to what you can do to someone on a football field. Andre Johnson beat the crap out that one CB, Albert Haynesworth stomped on a players head, Suh kicked a dude in the nuts and stomped another, and countless of fights throughout NFL history have resulted in a grand total of 0 criminal charges.
If Johnson, Haynesworth or Suh did that to someone on the street they would be in jail but they did it on a football field which is different. Hell this may not be NFL related but NBA player Ron Artest went into the stands and beat the crap out of fans and didn't do 1 second behind bars.
Good point on Artest.
But those guys didn't use a weapon that has the potential to kill someone.
Brother, think about it for a sec. Leading with the helmet tackle is not even allowed anymore. And in that situation , the other dude has HIS helmet ON. You see what I'm getting at?
They don't even allow for what use to be legal tackles because the science has caught up with the damage and this nut-job is swinging helmets at bare heads?
If he would've laid Rudolph out with a right hook even dislocating Rudolph's jaw I'd be like, "Hey, Rudolph. Don't start none, won't be none." You want to pick a fight with a mountain of man whose occupation is to beat people up? You get what you get.
But to use the helmet. It's not just criminal, it's cowardly.
My buddy called a guy out to the parking lot for fisticuffs and the guy took out a machete from the trunk of his car. That guy was a pu$$y. Handle your business like a man (never forget that night. Had to walk from the Grove back to Westchester and anyone that knows Miami knows thats faaaaar).
Though, imagine if Artest would've picked up a chair, swung at someones head and connected with conviction. Still the same incident?
We're not gonna agree on this so let's agree to disagree because you and I won't be moved on this, both of us with good reason.
I just want you to take into account that
helmet to helmet is not even allowed because of the consequences. Now imagine helmet to unprotected head.