Others are a bit more moderate in their stance. They feel that they are able to dispense punishment on their own terms and that in fact the matter is of no concern to the general public or the courts. Of course, there is also the extreme opposite stance on this issue. Some people, mostly those from outside of the sport, feel that there should be no body contact at all. What this issue essentially boils down to is a matter of rights and justice.
Body contact is, after all, an integral part of the game.
Anyone who has played knows that the physical aspect of hockey is part of what makes it exciting, fast and difficult. Fighting can be viewed in much the same manner. If there is no consent there is no fight, only an assault. On a more serious level, the right to fight or duel causes many a man who's manners would otherwise be obnoxious, from acting like an ass in public. The dread of being call'd to an Account keeps abundance in awe, and there are thousands of Mannerly and well accomplish'd Gentlemen in Europe, who would have been insolent and insupportable Coxcombs without it.