Who is the Best Sportsman in the World now?

black&white wrote:Tom Brady.

Michael Vick might have a shout for greatest athlete, but I don't think he can ever be called a "sportsman." Ger Cavlan's lucky he doesn't live in America.

Northern Ireland - fine of £650, costs of £4,300 and a 5 year ban from owning certain types of dogs.

Same offence in the USA - 23 months in prison, separate 3 year suspended sentence, and over $1million paid over to pay for the care of dogs injured in the activities.......

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OMAR wrote:

black&white wrote:
Michael Vick might have a shout for greatest athlete, but I don't think he can ever be called a "sportsman." Ger Cavlan's lucky he doesn't live in America.

Northern Ireland - fine of £650, costs of £4,300 and a 5 year ban from owning certain types of dogs.

Same offence in the USA - 23 months in prison, separate 3 year suspended sentence, and over $1million paid over to pay for the care of dogs injured in the activities.......

You may incur the wrath of a forumite here. There is a similarity between the aforementioneds club and one of our colleagues user-name which suggests to me that they are clubmates

Ah yes indeed - Bald Eagle! But I doubt that he is from Philadelphia...

Not intended as a dig at Mr. Cavlan at all. More a comment on the disparity in the criminal justice systems in each country. Both men committed fairly similar offences, yet the punishments were vastly different.
Normally I think that the States tend to be a bit over the top on punishments, but in this case I think they got it spot on, and we're the ones lagging behind.

It's incomprehensible to me that Cavlan was still allowed to own a dog after the conviction.