Gangsta Rap

The pro hockey "enforcer" methodically stalked his prey, snuck up behind him and sucker-punched the opponent, breaking his neck. Payback. The camera caught it all--including the attacker's smug smirk of satisfaction. Later, faced with potential criminal charges, he apologized, complete with crocodile tears, to his victim: "I'm sorry--I didn't mean to hurt you." Yeah, sure. Violence in sports is no different from violence in the 'hood, except that gangster-athletes don't have the excuse of economic and cultural deprivation.