Re: Yankee\'s - Red Sox
<font color="blue"> It was a shame that a 21 year old kid had to die because the Red Socks won. </font>
/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif She didn't have to die, nor did the Sox winning the pennant cause her death. Because one event follows another doesn't imply the first caused the second. Could be an interesting legal defense, though. The Red Sox are at fault. On the other hand, the Yankees could be blamed since they lost. Wait a minute. Rivera could be blamed because he pitched badly. Nope, it's Ortiz's fault since he hit home runs. Check that, it's Schilling's fault since he pitched so well. Darn, wrong again. It's the doctor's fault, who operated on Schilling, which allowed him to pitch well. Yep, that's the cause. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
<font color="blue"> I blame the unruly crowd for her death. </font>
To blame is defined as 'to hold responsible', and a crowd can not be held responsible. Since the cause of her death is already agreed upon, the courts will determine the level of responsibility. One side will argue that she assumed some of the responsibility by being there, i.e., knowing what might happen at such a gathering, while the other will argue she was just standing there minding her own business, the officer wasn't properly trained or didn't follow procedures, etc.
