> by Robert Whitaker <[log in to unmask]> > I would add one more comment about Maine considering a restraining order > or other legal action against Hockey East: drop it. While Maine may not > agree with the punishment, the decision has been made by the league's > governing body. Maine should accept it and walk out of this season with their > heads held high. There's no more to it--just accept it and move on towards > next season. I'm glad this attitude wasn't the norm 220 years age. "Just be quiet and pay your tea tax" may have changed history. > Should Maine decide to move with some legal action against the league, then > they should be prepared to suffer the consequences. A legal defeat for Maine > would be humiliating and embarrassing. I think just suggesting legal action > against the league is stretching the limits. If Maine went through with it, > the matter most likely would not be decided until well after the season was > over. This is precisely the reason that restraining orders are needed at times. Until the courts find a way turn rectify situations retroactively, it is vital to follow the most-reversible path unless it is clearly unconscionable. > Getting a restraining order would simply send the message that Maine > still can't accept responsibility for their actions. I haven't heard anyone suggest that Maine isn't responsible. Their point is that innocent players should not suffer for administrative errors. > Just a few weeks ago, we saw an Olympic women's figure skater, in the face > of mounting evidence that may have disqualified her, file a lawsuit that > left the Olympic Committee with no choice but to back down and allow her > to compete. If their actions were defensible, the lawsuit would have had no effect. > I think it is a shame that people simply refuse to accept > responsibility for their actions. Not relevant to the discussion. > So, when they feel they're being unfairly > treated (which is an inevitable fact of life), ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It is if they don't stand up for themselves. > they file some outrageous > lawsuit ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ By whose definition? > to intimidate those who made the decision...and frighten them into > changing their minds. Or to achieve justice. > But in the course of that, a tremendous amount of > respect and admiration is lost... Not from me. I admire those who stand up for themselves. >--Robert A. (Sid) Whitaker Cheers, Mike +----------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Michael Patrick Bresina | America's always had a problem | | [log in to unmask] | with illegal aliens. Ask any Indian. | +----------------------------+----------------------------------------+