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comment by NotPhil
NotPhil  ·  3929 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I've stopped watching football

    It's not really comparable to other team sports in terms of violence.

It's pretty similar to rugby, and I don't think rugby players get injured the way football players do. I'd bet that getting rid of football players' pads and helmets would change the kind of violence we see on the field.





b_b  ·  3929 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's not pads; it's rules. In rugby, one has to "wrap up" another player to make a tackle. In football, you can just jump into mid air and collide with another player. It's the difference between having an airbag or not when you hit the wall.