Mark Bell Suspended

[badsk8ter 0]

http://www.news-star.com/stories/122703/spo_68.shtml

Heatley's BA level was .015 That's about a half a beer and that's if you're tested within the max amount time required to wait while the breathalyzer is calobrated correctly. Much longer and the BA level will be even less. So no, he didn't have much to drink and was no where close to being drunk or even close to the .08 legal limit.

The charge that he plead guilty to was due to the speed at which he was driving. Right or wrong, people drive that fast every day. Yes, the road was windy and he was way over the speed limit, that's why he was charged. He bahaved recklessly and unfortunately, a tragedy occurred. That doesn't make him a murderer or to even have that label mentioned in the same sentence, paragraph or discussion of what happened. It was a tragic accident and he's been punished for it. And anyone that has dealt with similar events do have the pangs of guilt almost everyday for most of their life.

I drink (not alot but sociably). It irritates me whenever they say Heatley was drinking. Was he? Technically yes. Did the amount of alcohol he had in his system impair his driving? Possibly, we'll never be able to answer that for sure. However, the BA level in his system has shown up in people who take cold medicine. It was so low that its kind of like a false positive. That's why the standard BA level is high enough as to remove any doubt of the person drinking.

But again, in agreement, you can't compare the two (Heatley and Bell).

[kosydar 0]

Fine, Heatley isn't a murderer. He is an involuntary manslaughterer. He performed an illegal action (driving that fast in those conditions) which is simply inexcusable. His irresponsible actions directly led to the death of Snyder, therefore making him responsible for his death. Doesn't matter whether or not he wanted to, its still his fault.

[badsk8ter 0]

I completely agree with you. He even does (or he wouldn't have plead guilty). In doing so he accepted responsibility for his actions. Maybe in running, the NHL looks at Bell as not taking responsibility. I don't know. I also agree that the NHL is being a little harsh on Bell for what he did.

I'm actually a little surprised that the players unions (in all sports) doesn't have a clause in their contract that says if "the party (players) gets prosecuted on the legal end, they can't be held liable on their employer's end as that is double jeopardy". Usually they use the old "conduct umbecoming" term when handing out the punishment. The problem with that though can be the large disparity of punishment handed down for the different types of inappropriate behavior.

[mack 44]

I'm not saying he's a murderer; I'm saying that guilt shouldn't be brought up as any reason for lenience in a possible punishment. How does one have their guilt measured? I'm as Catholic so I hope this is true because I have enough time-served to get me off of any charge I may ever face.

Obviously it was an accident, but a mistake is a mistake. If I get a friend of mine after work and go around an drive like a complete retard (like Heatley did) and end up killing said friend, I guarantee you I'm facing something more than "guilt." Plus I'm a shitton prettier than Heatley so I've actually got something at stake going to prison.