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Message: [QUOTE="CaptainHook, post: 2977735, member: 8315"] A couple of straw man arguments being tossed around here and there regarding this whole Slater discussion. Shall we knock them down one by one... [I]1.) Slater shouldn't have been charged by the MRC because there wasn't much in it and it wasn't a 'traditional' shoulder charge anyway...[/I] As Greg McCallum said today: "...there would have been fairly significant eyebrow-raising if Billy wasn't charged. It's a clear-cut shoulder charge - you can't do what Billy did. He didn't use his arms, there's forceful contact." [I]2.) He'll be let off because Justin Hodges was cleared to play in 2015...[/I] Completely different tackle under totally different circumstances. Maybe Hodges should have been suspended. Perhaps Guerra's testimony shouldn't have been used as they are QLD teammates and he was the victim in the tackle anyway? Is it possible that Hodges deserved to play and Billy doesn't? Oppositely, is it possible Hodges should have been suspended and Billy should be cleared? Rubbish argument that one. The case should be judged on its own merits. [I]3.) He doesn't deserve to miss a Grand Final for that and/or the judiciary should take into account the importance of his last game...[/I] This one cracks me up. Let's take this idiotic point seriously for a second. Say the NRL do that and let him play because of the big occasion. What happens if Slater head highs a bloke in the Grand Final? Or does another shoulder charge? Do we just tack that suspension onto the one he's now already not serving and never will because he's retiring? The NRL must, must put aside the big match and keep a level head. If they buy into this nonsense there will be carnage as players know they can get away with more in the lead up to big games. [I]4.) He deserves to play because other players have done similar tackles and escaped suspension...[/I] Again, like the Hodges one - maybe those blokes should have been charged and suspended. The fact that they weren't doesn't make Slater less guilty. Two wrongs don't make another wrong so let's stop perpetuating it. That's not the sort of consistency we want in our game fellas. Pity the NRL. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. Let's give them some credit here. They've charged him as they should have. They're not wading into the debate surrounding it and they're going to let the system do its work. It's what we should all want from the game. Personally, I don't care if he plays or not. If they fight the charge I don't see how they can get off it. The 'other people have done it and got let off', the 'he's a good bloke' and the 'there wasn't enough time to make a good tackle' are all bad arguments for mine. [/QUOTE]

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