Reports: Former Flyers Captain Jason Smith Charged With Assault
by Travis Hughes on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 PM EDT
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Canadian media is reporting that former Flyers captain Jason Smith has been charged with assaulting his wife and daughter. He was arrested August 10 in Calgary.
News agency QMI has the details, via SLAM Sports.
He was released shortly after his arrest by Calgary police under conditions he have no contact with the alleged victims, another daughter, as well as in-laws living in Strathmore, Alta.
His lawyer, Alain Hepner, said his client has no criminal record and that the charges are "devastating," to Smith and his family.
Although he wouldn't elaborate on details of the allegations, he said there were no serious or permanent injuries and he is consulting with counselling experts on behalf of his client.
It does seem a little curious that there are no quotes from the police or the authorities in that story. The only side of the story we get is from Smith's lawyer, and that might be why this story seems to strange.
There's obviously a lot to be said here, and charges are just charges. Remember what they say at the beginning of COPS, now. For that reason, it's tough to really comment on this any further, so we're just presenting it as is. Feel free to debate the merits of the story in the comments, as always.
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This could be like the case of my next door neighbor. He yells at his wife all the time (she’s a total bitch) and when they get into arguments, she calls the police saying he hits her. Charges are never filed, a week later he’s back at home. Happens about once a month.
Yes, unless the full story is revealed we can’t say much, but it could be a case of a bitchy wife and compliant daughter.
Flyers fan since 1983. I missed the good stuff.
Then they should arrest him for being an idiot and continually putting himself back in that situation….or he should just smack the shit out of her once and make the hassle worth it….
I’m always shocked how people are shocked when athletes whose job it is to beat up people on a daily basis turn to hitting their family members. Too much aggression in one’s work can’t be healthy.
That being said, I like Jason and hope that this isn’t true. Spousal abuse is a real problem and shouldn’t be taken lightly, however.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
Agreed. I just re-watched the show PlayMakers (ESPN’s first non-fiction show about a fictional pro football team) and they tackle this issue. It becomes all you do, violence that is, and when that goes home with you it’s bound to cause problems. That being said, there is never any excuse, in my mind, for hitting your spouse or your family.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Sep 8, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that’s silly. There are plenty of non-athletes that commit domestic abuse. I think it’s who you are, not what you do. Do people that work in meat plants kill their pets constantly?
I don’t know. I don’t know anyone who works in a meat plant, but most people don’t have pet cows and pigs at home. I am talking about althetes here, and not all domestic abusers.
Athletes in sports like hockey and football—especially where (ahem) some illegal stimulants are used—and where violence is just part of everyday life, it can go home with them. I’m not saying this happens in every case, and some guys manage it well, but some guys don’t.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
Well, I guess my point was, if 99 out of 100 athletes don’t beat their wife, then 1 does, why blame the job? Why aren’t the other 99 athletes slapping their woman around? I would say the variable is somewhere else.
I didn’t say it was the root cause. I said it shouldn’t be shocking when the job allows for an outlet for violence and then it carries over. Not blaming the job—it’s just that I don’t find it so odd when a guy like Mike Tyson ends up being a wife-beater, ya dig?
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
I think I know where you’re going with this…. it’s not that hockey would ever cause someone to be an abuser or uncover that behavior in someone who has no history of it, but rather that playing a semi-violent sport doesn’t help the situation for someone who already is an abuser or is predisposed to becoming one.
by DragonGirl0583 on Sep 10, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. When there’s a readily accessible outlet at their fingertips everyday, it’s much easier for them to develop the tendencies, should they be at all present.
It’s like a person who has alcoholic tendencies who decides to become a bartender. It doesn’t guarantee the person will become an alcoholic, but it certainly doesn’t help to prevent the outcome.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
I’m a botanist and I’m always killing plants for food.
Backing Backlund for 2010-2011
Mourning Gagne forever.
I just had to, sorry (makes the joke easier is you know full metal alchemist)
The laws of alchemy dont justify murder........but the laws of murder justify being a cowboys fan :P
I really hope this is not true. I remember seeing him at the Flyers Carnival when he was here and he looked like one of the nicest dudes, didn’t get to interact with him b/c I was in a line but seemed really nice.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
Sad, I loved Jason Smith. When I first read the headline before I read the article I thought it was a bar fight or something and honestly I would not have cared or thought any less of him. That or when he slashed the bejesus out of Crosby who went down like a girl, it was absolutely hilarious watching Smith on the bench after that incident. I think it is pretty obvious he did it, his lawyer really doesn’t even refute the charges.
Formerly... "You don't have to be sweet, to be good"
Calling QMI a "news agency" might be a stretch
But nevertheless: This is surprising news. I await the rest of the story before making snap judgements.
by Peter Raaymakers on Sep 9, 2010 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
What is that the TMZ of Canada?
“Bad new eh? Vancouver starlet, Abbey Clark, was arraigned today after crashing her snow mobile into a ditch about 35 miles northwest of the Alberta capital of Edmonton. Reports state that Clark, in an attempted to get back into the spot light after such failed box office flops as Dude Where is my Sleigh and Looney Talks, was on her way to Oilers game that night in an attempted to get a player to marry her and thus following in the recent footsteps of American singers Carrie Underwood and Hilary Duff.
After a few too many Molsons that night Clark crashed the snow mobile she was operating and decided it would be more fun to go moose-tipping instead. She was found a few hours later by tracking the GPS on her Rogers Wireless Blackberry.
When asked why she felt the need to drive to Edmonton with a blood alcohol level of over twice the legal limit, Clark reportedly replied: ’Wouldn’t you need to be (expletive)-faced to want to be in Edmonton during hockey season?’ It is still unknown why Clark had chosen to drive to Edmonton as the Oilers were visiting the Vancouver Canucks that night. Rogers Arena, home of the Canucks, is 15 minutes from Clarks downtown loft.
More on this developing story as it happens~~"
Might as well be the TMZ of Canada.
QMI is the newswire Quebecor Media is trying to start up for their papers, which include such bastions of journalistic integrity as the Toronto Sun and the Ottawa Sun. It’s also the media holding company that is looking to start up Sun News Network (SNN), an “opinion journalism” TV network with an admitted right-wing bias modelled after CNN.
by Peter Raaymakers on Sep 9, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
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