A Bronco in hotwater...
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- Oct 17, 2013
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It's really irresponsible of the media to implicate every player at the club like this instead of waiting for more information. Chris Garry can go **** himself. He has sold his soul to the media. I wish our players would stop talking to the media altogether. Stop telling us about your premiership aspirations, play footy and shut up. These pricks don't deserve to earn money off your name.
- Jan 25, 2014
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Just a reminder, there will be no speculation on who it is without any source backing up the claim.
Thanks.
Thanks.
GCBRONCO
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Fair call, I will delete or you can delete my post if you wish.
Jason Simmons
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A current Bronco will be fronting court soon over allegedly assaulting and manhandling a woman.
Hasn’t been named yet, but allegedly it’s one of our current backrowers...
Hasn’t been named yet, but allegedly it’s one of our current backrowers...
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Lockysillegitimatechild
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[EDIT]Please refrain from speculating about any name(s) until it has been announced in a "reputable" news source!
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Dangerous ‘allegedly’ to state. Says who?
- Oct 17, 2013
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Just out of curiosity and because you seem like the right person to ask. In a case like this, if it is just a slap and it turns out that the woman slapped him first, second, third, fourth, fifth and he slapped her one time after that, how would that go in court?
tommy
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Interesting that story doesn't say he will be fronting court but you do. Is this because no more can be said about it or do you know something through your occupation?
tommy
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my bad
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That sounds more like a domestic type thing than a charge maybe?
Jason Simmons
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So
Difficult to say. I know nothing about this matter other than what has been reported publicly and a tip as to who this relates to, but the wording used, suggests to me (based on the little information currently available) this is domestic violence related, rather than an assault in a pub or similar.
We have seen numerous people in trouble for assaults and there is never an issue naming the offender. Which is why this suggests to me this is not a criminal charge but rather a domestic violence proceeding. Or perhaps both but in any case contains an element of DV.
Under such circumstances, there are too many variables to form an opinion on possible outcomes, with such little information, however to answer your question the exculpation (legal defence) of self-defence can definitely be used in domestic violence incidents as it can in assault matters.
However many other things other than assault comprise domestic violence that such a defence doesn’t address, so without knowing what the allegations are it is rather difficult to say.
Difficult to say. I know nothing about this matter other than what has been reported publicly and a tip as to who this relates to, but the wording used, suggests to me (based on the little information currently available) this is domestic violence related, rather than an assault in a pub or similar.
We have seen numerous people in trouble for assaults and there is never an issue naming the offender. Which is why this suggests to me this is not a criminal charge but rather a domestic violence proceeding. Or perhaps both but in any case contains an element of DV.
Under such circumstances, there are too many variables to form an opinion on possible outcomes, with such little information, however to answer your question the exculpation (legal defence) of self-defence can definitely be used in domestic violence incidents as it can in assault matters.
However many other things other than assault comprise domestic violence that such a defence doesn’t address, so without knowing what the allegations are it is rather difficult to say.
badyon
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Innocent until proven otherwise. Shouldn't even be in the media, attacking the organisation.
Glad QLD laws protect names.
**** that numpty on that twitter link querying - why a not-found-guilty player can't be named and shamed. Question should be why the opposite happens all the time.
Glad QLD laws protect names.
**** that numpty on that twitter link querying - why a not-found-guilty player can't be named and shamed. Question should be why the opposite happens all the time.
- Oct 17, 2013
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Unfortunately the rugby league world sees it more as innocent until prove to be a Broncos player.
I long for the day a player actually sues some dick head on twitter for defamation.
