Officer sues VandenBussche for $10.2 M

MC Girl · Guru

Officer sues VandenBussche for $10.2 M

Figaro · Guru

In the line of duty, a cop gets beat up...and deserves $10M? Gimme a break. Imagine the precedent if this clown wins? Now, did he deserve to get beat up, probably not, but it just seems like a money grab to me.

Mad Habber · Member

He thinks that a second rate goon that bounced between the NHL and AHL all his career has $10M. Maybe he didn't deserve the beating then, but he does now, just to knock some sense into him.

Figaro · Guru

Mad Habber wrote:

He thinks that a second rate goon that bounced between the NHL and AHL all his career has $10M. Maybe he didn't deserve the beating then, but he does now, just to knock some sense into him.

indeed! and great nickname.

heet_150 · Guru

I live in the area of the altercation and it is almost alarming at the lack of press on this event. I think there was a story after it happened and that has been all I have seen in the local papers. This area is one of those where they take huge pride in their local heroes and put them up on a pedastal. Some of the locals include Rick Wamsley, Rob Blake, Nelson Emerson and VandenBussche.

heet_150 · Guru

Sorry to revive an old thread:

Simcoe Times-Reformer

Monte Sonnenberg - Times-Reformer
Tuesday September 26, 2006

The Tuesday Times-Reformer — Local pro Ryan VandenBussche hopped a plane yesterday in search of a boost for his hockey career.
The jet was headed to Finland. There, VandenBussche will try out for the Helsinki Jokerit, one of the top teams in Finland’s premier division.
“He’s on a plane right now headed for Helsinki,” father Ron VandenBussche, of Simcoe, said yesterday afternoon. “He’s going over to check things out. They haven’t worked out anything. He’s going over for a month. It was kind of sudden. We had breakfast Sunday and we really haven’t had a chance to talk about it.”
Agent Tom Laidlaw, of New York, said yesterday that VandenBussche put this opportunity together himself. It may not be the National Hockey League, but Laidlaw says anything is better for a professional athlete than inactivity.
“If you have the choice between sitting around waiting for something to happen and getting out and playing, you go for the opportunity to play,” Laidlaw said.
The Helsinki Jokerit was established in 1967. Jokerit – which is Finnish for “Jokers” – has won the national championship six times, most recently in 2002. Some of the biggest names in Finnish hockey have played for the club, including Esa Tikkanen, Jari Kurri and Teemu Selanne.

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VandenBussche started the 2005-2006 hockey season as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, he was sidelined early on by a neck injury that required surgery.
In his 10-year career in the National Hockey League, VandenBussche was a role player whose primary responsibility was enforcement. Rule changes following the year-long strike of 2004-2005 have opened up the game and reduced demand for tough players on the forward line. VandenBussche was an unrestricted free agent when the invitation from Helsinki presented itself.
Another challenge presented itself in July when VandenBussche was involved in an altercation at the Turkey Point Hotel in Turkey Point. VandenBussche was tasered and pepper sprayed after allegedly assaulting an officer with the Norfolk OPP.
Mike McArthur of the Simcoe law firm Cline, Backus, Nightingale & McArthur, lawyer for VandenBussche, will appear at the Norfolk County courthouse today to discuss a schedule for a pre-trail hearing into the assault allegation.
Last night, McArthur said VandenBussche is not required to be in court at this point of the proceedings. McArthur added that VandenBussche’s attempt to jump-start his career will not be a factor in the scheduling of a trial. These considerations, McArthur said, are irrelevant to the administration of justice.
“The court’s concern is to deal with a case when it is ready to go,” he said.

Monte Sonnenberg 519-426-5710 ext. 150
msonnenberg@bowesnet.com

-- Edited by heet_150 at 13:26, 2006-09-27

Fatherhab · Senior Member

Figaro wrote: In the line of duty, a cop gets beat up...and deserves $10M? Gimme a break. Imagine the precedent if this clown wins? Now, did he deserve to get beat up, probably not, but it just seems like a money grab to me. and

Mad Habber wrote: He thinks that a second rate goon that bounced between the NHL and AHL all his career has $10M. Maybe he didn't deserve the beating then, but he does now, just to knock some sense into him.

Haven worn the same uniform as this officer, I say bravo to him for taking Vandenbusche for every cent he can get. To respond by saying "maybe he didn't deserve it" and "probably not" and describing the officer as a clown- hmmmmmmmmmm(I be more respectfully to you as a poster here, than you are towards this officer). When performing his duties, getting beaten up like this officer was, by a guy who had no other ability other than using his fist in the NHL, should have known better.

barry33 · Guru

Fatherhab wrote:

Figaro wrote: In the line of duty, a cop gets beat up...and deserves $10M? Gimme a break. Imagine the precedent if this clown wins? Now, did he deserve to get beat up, probably not, but it just seems like a money grab to me. and

Mad Habber wrote: He thinks that a second rate goon that bounced between the NHL and AHL all his career has $10M. Maybe he didn't deserve the beating then, but he does now, just to knock some sense into him.

Haven worn the same uniform as this officer, I say bravo to him for taking Vandenbusche for every cent he can get. To respond by saying "maybe he didn't deserve it" and "probably not" and describing the officer as a clown- hmmmmmmmmmm(I be more respectfully to you as a poster here, than you are towards this officer). When performing his duties, getting beaten up like this officer was, by a guy who had no other ability other than using his fist in the NHL, should have known better.

Father I totally agree with you. I have the utmost respect for our boys in blue. Having said that, I have to say I have no use for lawsuits. It is the one thing that I Hate the most about the USA. Something bad happens, you sue. Will 10 million bucks make this officer feel better and help his headaches? I feel that he has the right to sue. But 10.2 million big ones? Are cops oaid that well?

Fatherhab · Senior Member

Tks Barry, but you know as well as I do, that he'll never get it. Rarely do you see an Police Agency or officer sue a member of the public for injuries sustained during the course of their duties. In the past, agencies frowned upon officers suing for incidents that occur while on duty. That doesn't make it right, and in this day and age, officers are now standing up for themselves, as agencies would rather settle out of court for suits launched by individuals who see an easy buck coming their way at the expense of an officers career and reputation.