Here’s another example of the clash between sports and technology. There’s no question that Elizabeth Lambert’s actions here on this video are not acceptable. I’d like to play devil’s advocate, though, and ask the following question. Should players be sanctioned after the fact for actions that were not seen and punished during the game itself?
We know that players can be punished, for example, if they are seen in pictures getting drunk at a party. That’s a violation of team rules, but it’s not necessarily a violation of the specific rules of the game. In Elizabeth’s instance, she got away with something and got a yellow card for another foul. Should she be punished further if the illegal action wasn’t spotted during the game?
College sports are, of course, different from pro sports in the sense that off field behavior is more regulated. I’m not sure what the answer is, but as this author states, it’s going to be harder for offensive behavior to go unnoticed.