Teen convicted for on-field death

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/teen-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-rugby-death/article1157486/

 

Of course:

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Pretty high profile story up here. Not terribly surprised at the verdict. The big question now is whether he'll be sentenced as an adult or a young offender

 

What's a sucker-tackle?

 

Timing is everything. [/toddbertuzzi]

 

Like a sucker-punch. Tackling someone when they have no reason to expect it.

Although from what I read, it was more like a sucker-piledriver.

 

Either way, the kid seemed to have intent to seriously injure this kid with zero regard for the consequences.

I'm not surprised by the verdict, either.

Because he's 18, shouldn't he be legally tried as an adult?

 

He was sixteen when it happened.

 

Ah! Well in that case, he should be tried as a young offender. There should be no question about that.

 

I can see that for petit theft or joyriding, but certainly not for an intentional act that leads to somebody else's death. There should be no question about that.

 

Well, not up here. It's highly unusual when a young offender is tried as an adult.