Malicious Damage of Opponents Equipment

[MonroeUmp]

Is golf a sport? If you think it is: what should the punishment be for a high school varsity player who, after a match and while his opponent isn't watching, steals one of his golf clubs and breaks it in two at the shaft?

In this case, the player got a two match suspension. Does that seem light to anyone here?

 

 

 

[wolfe_man]

Yes, it is a sport, albeit not one that I participate in.   I guess the suspension would depend on the conditions.  Certainly odd though and I'm still not sure why one would do that; did he think the club was going to defeat him and not the opposing golfer?

[smckin]

sounds like the golfer needs a good old fashioned A** Whoopin... 

[Aging_Arbiter]

make him hold the tee in his teeth for everyone to tee off during the next outing..........

[umpstu]

In addition to the suspension I would hope he would have had to reimburse the other player for the club.  Plus the time the other player had to invest in buying the club.

[Lou B]

Destruction of private property - need to teach the idiot a lesson.

[yawetag]

While the two-game suspension was handed down by the state, I'd hope he's no longer on the team.

[mac266]

Ex-cop here:  That's a CRIMINAL matter.  In Colorado and probably other places, it would be known as "criminal mischief," which is vandalism.

 

[wolfe_man]