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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2527440, member: 8215"] [b]Re: Ben Barba - Breaking News[/b] [SIZE=2][FONT=tahoma]I'll continue on my anti-Bulldogs / anti-Greenberg / BS cover-up & mis-information rant. Here are some quotes I dug up: [COLOR=#000000][I]“The club [Bulldogs] has kept the NRL fully briefed on the matter and it is clear that this is a case of everyone wanting to put Ben’s interests first,” NRL CEO Dave Smith, said on Monday.[/I] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] This flys in the face of the suggestion that because the Integrity Unit was yet to be set up, that therefore there was no proper way for the NRL to investigate it and therefore the Bulldogs did not need to inform them of any allegations, proven or otherwise. ( [URL="http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/ben-barba-is-ill-and-he-needs-help-bulldogs-poster-boy-may-be-out-of-game-for-six-months-20130225-2f0w6.html#ixzz2dh1vpu00"]'Ben Barba is ill and he needs help': Bulldogs poster boy may be out of game for six months[/URL] ) [I][COLOR=#111111]"Greenberg indicated Barba's problems involve alcohol and gambling but said there are a multitude of issues.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#111111]He added that the breaches of conduct are not legal matters but emphasized Barba needs the club's help to get his life back on track."[/COLOR][/I] Just because someone is refusing to press charges doesn't mean it's not a legal matter. I thought in specific cases (such as domestic disputes), the police can investigate and charge even if the victim refuses to comply? [/COLOR][url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-25/barba-stood-down-by-bulldogs/4537862]Barba stood down to deal with his demons - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)[/url] [COLOR=#4D4D4F][I]Bulldogs CEO Todd Greenberg says the club Code Of Conduct breaches Ben Barba has committed are not related to a police matter, but could not detail exactly why the star has been suspended indefinitely.[/I] Once again, clever wording. "Not relating to a police matter", because it never made it to the police. [/COLOR][url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/ben-barba-suspended-indefinitely-by-bulldogs/]Ben Barba Suspended Indefinitely By Canterbury Bulldogs | NRL News | Triple M[/url][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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