> Let's try to look at the sport in the right context, not with
> sensationalism and 'facts.'
 
I personally think any argument supporting fighting is a rationalization ...
same goes for a lot of the helmet argument ...
 
However -- there are good points to be made both ways and I'm open-minded on
both issues.
 
Vicki usually has some decent points tucked far beneath it all ... but the
fallacious logic and sensationalism is going to make me counter-attack her every
time just because, and completely eliminate any potential good point.
 
I don't like fighting, but I hate faulty logic more :-)   Anyway, this wasn't
about fighting to begin with -- it was about whether a helmet/shield causes or
prevents injuries.
 
The fact that players are less cautious when everyone's wearing a shield is a
bad defense of no shields, I believe. My bigger concern is sight lines.  From my
limited experience playing, that's why I hated shields and face masks -- I had
no peripheral vision.
 
AW
 
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