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Message: [QUOTE="Flutterby, post: 2188937, member: 1853"] The reason that they may be treated differently by their employer is that they are not bringing the company's name bad publicity. I guarantee if it got media attention that put their company in a negative light a lot more of them would get the sack. You may not think the game of RL suffers from these incidents but I know for a fact pretty much every one of my female friends that has a son looking to go into sport is directing them away from RL directly due to incidents such as these, because they do not want their children to grow up in such a culture (true or not - the public perception is that RL has a massive drinking culture). Also there are a number of sponsors who have not renewed sponsorships with particular clubs or the NRL due either in part or full due to incidents such as these; because they do not want their company or product being potentially tarnished by the negative publicity. Therefore these players' behavior is actually impacting more on just the image of the game but also the revenue generated. I can guarantee you that for most people if their deliberate and irresponsible (sometimes illegal) actions caused such a dent to their employer's revenue stream, they would likely be sacked. I disagree - as with any business the more you are paid the greater your level of responsibility to your employer. I know personally that for every promotion and pay rise I have ever received there has been a higher expectation of responsibility on me. I am not saying Friend doesn't deserve a second chance, but footballers continue to prove that they are not learning and continue to get themselves into these kinds of situations, therefore the punishments must become increasingly harsher until they do learn. [/QUOTE]

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