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I think this is the first time I'm reading details of the incident -- so much malpractice all around. Angering, really.

I'm glad he'll be financially protected through this. Thanks for posting!

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On 5/29/2023 at 1:21 PM, moodybooty said:

I think this is the first time I'm reading details of the incident -- so much malpractice all around. Angering, really.

I'm glad he'll be financially protected through this. Thanks for posting!

At least USA Wrestling stopped this and will never do that again. 

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12 hours ago, Tripnsweep said:

At least USA Wrestling stopped this and will never do that again. 

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

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"Rather, the issue was that wrestlers untrained in handling such weapons were placed into advanced-level military training exercises."

Huh?  Could someone explain what I'm missing here?  Were they fighting with pugil sticks?  Good for Perry getting a settlement but this sentence ..??

Pugil Sticks are used in BASIC training.   As a Marine I was taught a slash, a smash and a thrust.  We then proceeded to slash, smash and thrust (mostly wild whacking)  each other.  Nothing "advanced-level" about it.  It was fun.  I'm guessing that cavemen did this without any training.  Nothing about those BASIC training 3 techniques would prevent injury from a faulty equipment issue in this basic-level military training exercise.  The issue (IMHO) was world class athletes stressing faulty equipment.

See below link.  Notice at 8 second mark the marine using an open face mask.  Hopefully these have been retired and replaced.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pugil+sticks+marines&rlz=1CAKDUD_enUS890&oq=pugil+sticks&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512l9.6659j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2b5ffb15,vid:wqbNFfyUVpQ

Sorry for the old guy vet rant.  Get off my lawn.

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2 hours ago, swoopdown said:

"Rather, the issue was that wrestlers untrained in handling such weapons were placed into advanced-level military training exercises."

Huh?  Could someone explain what I'm missing here?  Were they fighting with pugil sticks?  Good for Perry getting a settlement but this sentence ..??

Pugil Sticks are used in BASIC training.   As a Marine I was taught a slash, a smash and a thrust.  We then proceeded to slash, smash and thrust (mostly wild whacking)  each other.  Nothing "advanced-level" about it.  It was fun.  I'm guessing that cavemen did this without any training.  Nothing about those BASIC training 3 techniques would prevent injury from a faulty equipment issue in this basic-level military training exercise.  The issue (IMHO) was world class athletes stressing faulty equipment.

See below link.  Notice at 8 second mark the marine using an open face mask.  Hopefully these have been retired and replaced.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pugil+sticks+marines&rlz=1CAKDUD_enUS890&oq=pugil+sticks&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512l9.6659j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2b5ffb15,vid:wqbNFfyUVpQ

Sorry for the old guy vet rant.  Get off my lawn.

This helps with context, especially when realizing how freak of an accident this really was. 

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Posted
2 hours ago, swoopdown said:

Pugil Sticks are used in BASIC training.   As a Marine I was taught a slash, a smash and a thrust.  We then proceeded to slash, smash and thrust (mostly wild whacking)  each other.  Nothing "advanced-level" about it.  It was fun.  I'm guessing that cavemen did this without any training.  Nothing about those BASIC training 3 techniques would prevent injury from a faulty equipment issue in this basic-level military training exercise.  The issue (IMHO) was world class athletes stressing faulty equipment.

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