23 Dec
2010
23 Dec
'10
1 a.m.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 02:18:02PM -0800, Fred Cisin wrote:
A lot of modern day public competitive sports (football, rugby, soccer,
boxing and quite a few more) are after all tame versions of the "good"
old roman circus games. Nowadays, we just don't kill (intentionally, but
it makes great press if a gory accident happens) people for entertainment.
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
>> Brawn
doesn't preclude brains.
> Unless you play without a helmet.
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010, Charlie Carothers wrote:
Recent news seems to me to suggest that helmets
are insufficient
protection. I know it's heretical, but I seriously suspect that US
style football should be banned as being way too dangerous.
Time to switch to Rugby?
I suspect that much of the public WANTS to watch violence that is beyond
what is expected in normal daily life.