Athletes are NOT charged with assault in many cases. Ever watch two NHL guys throw 50 blows and both come out needing a dozen stitches? What would happen if two guys in a Bar or Grocery Store did the same thing? Odds are, SOMEBODY is going to jail! The NFL..... Look at that play in 1986 when the Packer slammed the Bears McMahaon literally 10 seconds after the whistle blew. That was not a heat of the moment deal. THAT was indeed assault with nothing but intent to harm (And it did) MLB....What's the difference between a Pitcher throwing a baseball at someone's head and a person slinging a rock at someone's head while walking down the street? I know it's be a bad bad can of worms opened, if they did indeed start charging assault. But in the meantime, there is a lot of hypocrisy involved.
With that said, I love what A.D. has done for us but he DOES need to grow up a bit and control himself. EVERYONE has a breaking point. Hell, we even saw Jackie Slater snap vs the Gastineau and the Jets in 1983. But AD has done this several times. That first time vs the Niners on opening week several years ago....I THOUGHT that was just a lot of frustration at the way things were going. Well...It was. But it was also a sign of things to come.
