Fight for your blood

http://www.shredordie.com/videos/6cdebf7ede/mike-vallely-mike-v-hockey-stick-incident-2010

Apparently in November, professional skater and singer for the band Revolution Mother, Mike Vallely, or Mike V. as most refer to him as, got into a fight with a man AND a woman over a hockey stick the team captain for the hockey team the Ducks had meant for Mike's daughter. The stick went over the glass, the wrong person got it, and then it was ON! Just watch the video.

Now, put yourself in Mike V's shoes. What would you have done? Would you have cracked the guy in the face with the stick and then commenced to fighting him while his wife beat on you? Some of the skaters who have posted online are all about what Mike V did being right. And to a point, I think he was right, but in other ways I think he is wrong.

Mike has a TV show called Drive on Fuel TV. In this show he has gone around the world and shown what skate scenes are like in other countries and how one person in an area can make a huge impact on someplace. He has highlighted school teachers, cops, parents and often times just skaters wanting to make a difference. The show has a positive vibe all the time and is definitely a feel good show. He has a monologue in every episode that sometimes feels like poetry. Good things come to those who help is what I get from the show.

Then you have the Mike V who has been in numerous brawls, skate related and not. He has gotten in many fights with the crew from Vive la Bam and destroyed shit in the name of entertainment. A lot of these videos have been all over the web, and some even showcased in a DVD called "Mike V's Greatest Hits". He has been known to fly off the handle and snap in a half a heartbeat if something seems amiss and he doesn't like it. It's almost Jekyll and Hyde-like.

So, in the case of the misgiven hockey stick, what did Mike actually accomplish? I believe he jumped in and stood up for his daughter and what he thought was rightfully hers, which I would hope any father would do. But for what? A hockey stick? Did he really need to snap to violence so quickly? And what message did he send his daughter? That snap violence is the answer? Maybe the guy was drunk. Watching the video, it was obvious to me that Mikes wife was waving at Neidemeier and the stick was meant for their daughter. Only Mike and the guy and anyone around know what was said. But from what I saw, as soon as Mike grabbed the stick and there was any resistance, the tug of war he claimed looked like a stick shove in the face to me. Then it got uglier.

I am not a person who does not believe in violence. I think that sometimes violence, as a last resort, can get you what you want accomplished. If it were my kid, I would have fought for the stick for her too, but maybe in a different way. I am always watching out for people out to wrong my kids. It has happened in the past and it has been dealt with. Sometimes harsh words were exchanged, and sometimes my kids started it, but they were dealt with after. But never have I had to go to blows with someone over a disagreement, especially when it came to something as trivial as a stick. If Mike was such a great friend of the organization, he could have gotten her many sticks, and in person. Might not have been as cool as in front of a stadium of people, but wasn't she holding their Stanley Cup over her head in the video?

Exposing a small child to violence is not the best decision, in my opinion. Sure, they are going to see it every day on tv and the world around them, but dad shouldn't be the main source of punching. Daddy's little girl needs the man who loves the world and everyone in it. It's behind closed doors you strangle the shit out of those wanting to harm them or take from them!

In my opinion....