tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166232688828637418.post8723946790170395031..comments2009-11-06T13:35:06.295-05:00Magdeburger Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605628777800576106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166232688828637418.post-80099798654974604532009-11-06T04:16:19.094-05:002009-11-06T04:16:19.094-05:00You are so right! Injuries resulting from terrific collisions especially helmet to helmet add nothing to the game of football.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the trend nowadays is towards more brutality rather than away from it. Boxing is a brutal entertainment, but it is being eclipsed by the new gladiatorial entertainments that take place in octagons and cage-like enclosures. <br /><br />Faces are smashed bloody and limbs are twisted to be victorious in these contests.<br /><br />Not that I am against the use of force, physical and technological, in warfare. To a merciless enemy no mercy can be shown.<br /><br />There should be no room, however, for cruelty and the disregard for the continued health of contestants in the entertainments we call &quot;sports.&quot; <br /><br />Thank you for pointing this out to us.urbanadder22http://www.blogger.com/profile/08110191117321445265noreply@blogger.com