Umpire abuse: Difference between revisions

In [[Australian Rulesrules Footballfootball]], attempting to strike or striking an umpire, abusing or threatening an umpire, or disputing an umpires decision is a reportable offense, per the [[Laws of Australian Football]]. It is also possible to send a player off for up to the remainder of the game for abusing an umpire, however this is only usually practiced at amateur and junior level. There have also been other programs trailed, such as making players suspended for umpire abuse attend umpire training sessions.<ref name="amaturefootballabuse" />

=== Legal Implicationsimplications ===

In the [[Criminal justice|criminal justice system]], some [[jurisdictions]] mandate more severe penalties when a person commits a crime against a sports official immediately prior to, during, or immediately following any athletic contest in which the umpire, referee, or judge is participating in an official capacity. For instance, in the StateUS state of [[California]], Sectionsection 243.8 of the Penal Code specifies that [[Battery (crime)|Batterybattery]] against a sports official shall result in a fine that does not exceed more than $2000, or imprisonment with the sentence not exceeding one year. [[Battery (crime)|Battery]] against a sports official has more severe penalties than simple battery against a civilian, as in Sectionsection 243. California's maximum [[incarceration]] penalty for Batterybattery on a Sportssports Officialofficial is twice as lengthy as the maximum sentence for Simplesimple Batterybattery.