The Importance of Rules

September 11, 2020 By John Leonard
 
Last weekend a most extraordinary thing happened -- #1 seed Novak Djokovic was unceremoniously thrown out of the U.S. Open tennis tournament after hitting a ball in anger that accidentally struck a line judge in the throat. She wasn’t seriously hurt, and Djokovic had smacked the ball behind him without looking so the incident was clearly accidental, but rules are rules for a reason. A tennis ball smashed at top speed can cause fairly serious injury, depending on where it hits you. If an unseeded player who earned a wildcard entry would have been defaulted in the same circumstances without question, how would it be fair if the rule was not applied equally to Djokovic, just because he was “supposed” to win the match?

In the interest of full disclosure, I will confess that Djokovic is currently my favorite player to watch, and I was very disappointed that he was unable to finish the match, but I would have been even more disappointed if the rules of the game were not applied fairly and equitably to every player competing in the sport. Rules exist for a reason............

Can you imagine the utter chaos that would ensue if no one enforced the rules? Governments also have “rules of the game” called life. These rules are called laws. Law enforcement are our line judges and the judicial system our chair umpires. Without the police and the rule of law, we’d have the chaos and anarchy we’ve seen in Seattle and Portland spread like a virus throughout the country. Victims of crimes that go unpunished will be tempted to seek vigilante justice or revenge............... The “official” Black Lives Matter organization are nothing more than domestic terrorists with a catchy slogan of passive-aggressive perfection........ it has become painfully and abundantly obvious that not every black life matters equally.....

Liberal Democrat prosecutors desperate to get reelected have overcharged police officers in some of these cases, which discourages more aggressive law enforcement to help keep the peace. Meanwhile, many arrests have been rendered meaningless by district attorneys who subsequently drop all the charges against arsonists and looters. What is the point of arresting somebody if you know in advance they aren’t going to be prosecuted? Rumor has it that George Soros is primarily responsible for financing the elections of these liberal district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes unless the accused is a cop.................To Read More....