Rooster Jake Friend charged with high range drink driving

[SaveTheChildren]

Thats right, but the lower end of the scale doesn't constitute a criminal offence i believe.

So if an Easts player was caught doing 85km/hr in a 40 zone at 2:32pm on a school day on anzac parade-> how many weeks should he be stood down for?

 

[BWNB]

So if a cronulla player was caught doing 95km/hr in a 50 zone how many weeks should he be stood down for?

He should face the sack, wouldn't you expect to be sacked if caught 45km/h over the limit?
In this case that is automatic loss of license and a criminal record against your name.

 

[BWNB]

So if an Easts player was caught doing 85km/hr in a 40 zone at 2:32pm on a school day on anzac parade-> how many weeks should he be stood down for?

He should face the sack, wouldn't you expect to be sacked if caught 45km/h over the limit?
In this case that is automatic loss of license and a criminal record against your name.

 

[El Diablo]

Manly never sacked Monaghan for speeding. was doing 78 in a 40 zone http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20598835-5006009,00.html

don't even know that he was punished by them

 

[SaveTheChildren]

He should face the sack, wouldn't you expect to be sacked if caught 45km/h over the limit?
In this case that is automatic loss of license and a criminal record against your name.

Sacked by whom? My employer wouldn't even know. They wouldn't know because it is none of their business.

 

[BWNB]

Manly never sacked Monaghan for speeding. was doing 78 in a 40 zone http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20598835-5006009,00.html

don't even know that he was punished by them

Wouldn't expect him to be charged, Says it all really

 

[BWNB]

Sacked by whom? My employer wouldn't even know. They wouldn't know because it is none of their business.

You may be sacked if you needed a license to fulfill work commitments, They could also find out if it was a second or third offence of the same nature.

 

[Eels Dude]

Sacked by whom? My employer wouldn't even know. They wouldn't know because it is none of their business.

Exactly right. Unless you're in the public eye an employer would not even know about it. If you have to drive during work hours maybe so, but otherwise how are your employers going to know?

 

[SaveTheChildren]

You may be sacked if you needed a license to fulfill work commitments, They could also find out if it was a second or third offence of the same nature.

They would have every right to sack me if I lost my licence and was unable to carry out my work. That is completely different to be sacked because an employer thinks you were naughty. The only way they would find out is if you took a trip to the big house. Again, they would be entitled to do so because you can't work in the slammer.

 

[SaveTheChildren]

Exactly right. Unless you're in the public eye an employer would not even know about it. If you have to drive during work hours maybe so, but otherwise how are your employers going to know?

Yes. It comes down to -> should a person in the public eye be treated differently to a person who is not!

Some extremists think that all people should be treated equally!

 

[Perth Red]

yes because the people in the public eye are earning big money BECAUSE they are in the public eye! How many kids do you know going around with the name of the chippy shop owner or plumber printed on the back of their shirts?

Why do players earn so much money? Because they are public figures who entertain the public and by doing that bring money into the business. If being seen drunk or becoming a criminal negatively impacts on the amount of money that comes into the business do you not think it reasonable they should be punished by the business?

 

[SaveTheChildren]

yes because the people in the public eye are earning big money BECAUSE they are in the public eye! How many kids do you know going around with the name of the chippy shop owner or plumber printed on the back of their shirts?

Why do players earn so much money? Because they are public figures who entertain the public and by doing that bring money into the business. If being seen drunk or becoming a criminal negatively impacts on the amount of money that comes into the business do you not think it reasonable they should be punished by the business?

Let's cut to the chase. You are jealous they earn more money than you and you want to see them punished for doing so! It they earn all that money, well hot damn, they sure can't spend it on babes, booze and a good times. They should sit at home and be miserable and be punished for their success.

 

[adamkungl]

yes because the people in the public eye are earning big money BECAUSE they are in the public eye! How many kids do you know going around with the name of the chippy shop owner or plumber printed on the back of their shirts?

Why do players earn so much money? Because they are public figures who entertain the public and by doing that bring money into the business. If being seen drunk or becoming a criminal negatively impacts on the amount of money that comes into the business do you not think it reasonable they should be punished by the business?

He's on $50,000. He's been fined $10,000 by the Roosters. He'll probably cop a hefty fine (at least) from the courts.

 

[El Diablo]

NRL have suspended him for 2 games

source live press conference on Sky News

 

[perverse]

NRL have suspended him for 2 games

source live press conference on Sky News

good stuff!

are we finally seeing the crackdown on bad behaviour that has been necessary for years now?

 

[bartman]

Great news.

No-one can complain about inconsistency now, and slowly these dickheads involved in our game will eventually learn that their right to participate every week is actually a privilege that can be taken away if their actions harm the long-term good of the game and its finances.

Well done Gallop and NRL.

 

[BWNB]

Should have been more, tell me now how Seymours' misbehavior worse than Friends....

 

[El Diablo]

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/5413914/friend-suspended-weeks-nrl

Friend suspended for two weeks by NRL
AAP - March 19, 2009, 5:20 pm

The NRL board has decided to suspend Sydney Roosters hooker Jake Friend for two weeks after he was charged with a high range drink driving offence.

Friend was previously fined $10,000 by his own NRL club but after a teleconference by the NRL board, it was decided to increase the penalty on the 19-year-old.

He joins Manly's Brett Stewart and Cronulla's Brett Seymour in being stood down after alcohol-related incidents.

Stewart copped a four-match ban for being drunk at his team's season launch while Seymour was on Thursday banned for two games and fined $20,000 for public drunkenness last Sunday.

 

[SaveTheChildren]

NRL have suspended him for 2 games

source live press conference on Sky News

That is an absolute disgrace. It is time the players challenged the legality of this rubbish.

 

[Dogs Of War]

I think the NRL should have a committee similar the what happens on the field, to decide this. Would make it much more open, and also put a face to the people making these decisions.

Happy that the NRL is reacting though. This sort of thing, can be dealt with by the club, but the NRL should always have the final say on the matter.