"The Code" Part 3 (of 3)
Hello. Augusta is not alone in following "the code". Two other sports have their own examples.
In hockey "the code" is if you touch my teammate illegally, or cause him an injury, we're going to get you. Instead of increasing the penalties (or enforcing them. The match penalty for "intent to injure" caries a multi-game suspension, but is rarely called), "the code" of hockey prevails. This code "justifies" the Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore incident. Moore had injured Markus Naslund a few weeks before on a play with no penalty. Moore did fight someone before Bertuzzi got a hold of him, and won. In Bertuzzi's/Vancouver's mind, "the code" dictated another attack on Moore. We know the result.
As I remember Cam Cole writing at the time, players would rather have a chance to injure someone than have that same person sit out multiple games. It's one argument that I'm finding no argument for. It's one of the reasons I've been able to live without NHL hockey since the lockout, even though I practically lived hockey for almost all my life.
"The code" prevents players from speaking out against the violence. A secret ballot may win a movement for violence to be greatly reduced - no more fighting, ejection for stick infractions, etc. But players en masse would never say it, because of "the code". One who did, Mike Bossy, was labelled a chicken by many. Another, Bobby Hull, wasn't, because he was strong as an ox.
The other current example is the baseball steriod scandal. The players Jose Canseco fingered could've all said "Yes, we did steroids. It wasn't illegal. We had to do it to be in the majors, because it's too competitive otherwise". Instead Canseco is viewed as a villian because he broke "the code", and Mark McGwire is cheered by the majors for practicing "the code" of silence.
Baseball has an all-American image to preserve. "The code" keeps it intact. Breaking "the code" could have serious legal ramifications, like no more anti-trust law exemption.
"The code" is seen as a sign of honour. Unfortunately it's a sign of extinction. The more "codes" there are out there, the more the recipe for long-term disaster exists. If you know of any codes in your life, I encourage you to have them at least altered.
Regards,
Steve
In hockey "the code" is if you touch my teammate illegally, or cause him an injury, we're going to get you. Instead of increasing the penalties (or enforcing them. The match penalty for "intent to injure" caries a multi-game suspension, but is rarely called), "the code" of hockey prevails. This code "justifies" the Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore incident. Moore had injured Markus Naslund a few weeks before on a play with no penalty. Moore did fight someone before Bertuzzi got a hold of him, and won. In Bertuzzi's/Vancouver's mind, "the code" dictated another attack on Moore. We know the result.
As I remember Cam Cole writing at the time, players would rather have a chance to injure someone than have that same person sit out multiple games. It's one argument that I'm finding no argument for. It's one of the reasons I've been able to live without NHL hockey since the lockout, even though I practically lived hockey for almost all my life.
"The code" prevents players from speaking out against the violence. A secret ballot may win a movement for violence to be greatly reduced - no more fighting, ejection for stick infractions, etc. But players en masse would never say it, because of "the code". One who did, Mike Bossy, was labelled a chicken by many. Another, Bobby Hull, wasn't, because he was strong as an ox.
The other current example is the baseball steriod scandal. The players Jose Canseco fingered could've all said "Yes, we did steroids. It wasn't illegal. We had to do it to be in the majors, because it's too competitive otherwise". Instead Canseco is viewed as a villian because he broke "the code", and Mark McGwire is cheered by the majors for practicing "the code" of silence.
Baseball has an all-American image to preserve. "The code" keeps it intact. Breaking "the code" could have serious legal ramifications, like no more anti-trust law exemption.
"The code" is seen as a sign of honour. Unfortunately it's a sign of extinction. The more "codes" there are out there, the more the recipe for long-term disaster exists. If you know of any codes in your life, I encourage you to have them at least altered.
Regards,
Steve
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