Clearly legal precedents make sense here, Morgan, except they don't. We aren't talking prison stints, and we aren't talking about an actual courtroom with authority beyond its very limited role. For me it is the same principle as you applied earlier about comparisons to the general public, yet by citing Blackstone's Law - which I one hundred percent agree with - you are making the comparison between a murder and a punch on the football field. The best way to punish a player is by punishing their employer in this instance, it has got nothing to do with ruining someone's life, rather giving a thug an enforced holiday that will really shit their boss meaning a conversation is likely that may potentially put pay to further indiscretions. A thug on a football field who only intended to mildly punch someone in the face is still a thug on a football field, so if ten get off because of this thug it is a complete waste of time in the first place.