Alex Mckinnon To Sue

[Bazal]

No he doesn't need $20mill plus the $2.5mill plus a job for life to live, plenty in his position lead full lives on a shed load less. Don't get me wrong I don't blame him, in his situation I'd do the same,
Better to live on millions than tens of thousands.

Haha what? You'd do the same but you're carrying on in here about him doing it? That'll deadset do me

 

[NrlVader]

How anyone can put a price on not being able to walk ever again or use your arms is beyond me.
20 mil is not even close to what I'd want to be in his position.

Wake up people.

He can sue but at least give the donations back.

 

[Perth Red]

Haha what? You'd do the same but you're carrying on in here about him doing it? That'll deadset do me

Of course I would as would anyone on here, my gripe is that the avenue exists and the litigious way society is that has been fostered by the legal profession who make a very pretty $ by creating a legal system that puts responsibility on everyone but the person deciding to take the risk.

 

[carcharias]

He can sue but at least give the donations back.

Why should he give them back?

How is the fact the poor merkin will never walk again or wipe his arse properly lost on you dopes

 

[Bazal]

Of course I would as would anyone on here, my gripe is that the avenue exists and the litigious way society is that has been fostered by the legal profession who make a very pretty $ by creating a legal system that puts responsibility on everyone but the person deciding to take the risk.

Yep, f**k Alex McKinnon for deciding to be spear tackled...hahaha

You're not even a fraction of the full quid

 

[seanoff]

Of course I would as would anyone on here, my gripe is that the avenue exists and the litigious way society is that has been fostered by the legal profession who make a very pretty $ by creating a legal system that puts responsibility on everyone but the person deciding to take the risk.

He took a risk, Yes. But he was injured by an illegal act. His risk does not extend to being paralysed by an illegal act. What happened to him is the reason spear tackles have been illegal since Moses.

We all take a risk driving cars. But if someone wipes you by spearing thru a red light. They pay. If they dont have (rego) insurance and have the money, they really do pay because they are directly liable.

McClean injured him well outside the rules of the game. Did he mean to injure him. Who knows. Did he. Yep. Open and shut case.

The NRL might well be a party due to their lax application of that rule. Contributing to the act. We'll see how they go.

Here's a hint. Dont spear tackle people.

 

[NrlVader]

Why should he give them back?

How is the fact the poor merkin will never walk again or wipe his arse properly lost on you dopes

It'll cost fans more to go to the games if he wins, food, entry etc everything.

 

[carcharias]

It'll cost fans more to go to the games if he wins, food, entry etc everything.

You are a complete fool.
Please quit following the Sharks... you are an embarrassment to the rest of us.

....and that's saying something.

 

[NrlVader]

You are a complete fool.
Please quit following the Sharks... you are an embarrassment to the rest of us.

....and that's saying something.

Insurance costs will skyrocket. Along with more more more cases. Concussion? ---> Dementia/Brain diseases eg Wally Lewis.

This is what had happened in the NFL.

 

[El Diablo]

That is probably including the machine he uses to help get out of bed.

How dare he.

a hoist does not come anywhere near that price

 

[El Diablo]

It might have you never know. Automatic send offs for lifting tackles.

send offs still happen for certain tackles which is proof they don't stop them

 

[El Diablo]

A tackle like that would be an automatic red card,

yet they still happen in Union

 

[NrlVader]

a hoist does not come anywhere near that price

Need a carer to load him up and drop him into the wheelchair. So wages etc.

 

[El Diablo]

20 mil is not even close to what I'd want to be in his position.

no amount would be, but it doesn't mean a court will go silly and award you some ridiculous amount

eg http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act...after-backflip-went-wrong-20140221-3366a.html

 

[El Diablo]

Need a carer to load him up and drop him into the wheelchair. So wages etc.

again it does not come even come close to that amount

it would not even cost you $500

 

[Maximus]

If he wins this opens a whole new can of worms for the NRL. There are ALOT of ex league players out there suffering from injuries as a direct result of playing the game.

While I feel sorry for Alex, you knew the risks.

It's amazing that we have people saying "too bad you know the risks" while in the very same thread we have others absolving the NRL of any blame because "how could they foresee an injury like this".

He can support himself longer than a decade with a life job and by no means are people required to self fund disability services in this country but we don't need to get in to the ins and outs of the disability services in this thread.

How much does his life job pay?

How are people comparing a punch to a bad tackle?

A punch is something a player chooses to do... whether it's through anger, reaction or whatever. You can sin bin it effectively because a player chooses to throw punches.

Some players make upwards of 50 tackles a game. Often with 2 or 3 others involved in the tackle... they are usually high speed collisions and there are do many ways a tackle can end up being illegal with zero intention from anyone.

If you start sin binning players for tackles that are remotely dangerous there will be no one left on the field.

Intentional or wreckless tackles are fair enough to punish with a sin bin or send off. But if you do it to every tackle with the potential to cause injury you would end up playing touch footy.

A player chooses to grab another by the legs and lift them in the air. Lifting, in the vast majority of cases, doesn't just happen accidentally. It's an intentional act. Any player who is willing to put another in such a dangerous position should be punished accordingly.

Unfortunately, over the years the NRL judiciary and refs have seen it the same as you and assumed that the vast majority of lifting tackles are just accidental, so players aren't getting suspended. Players aren't getting punished, so more and more are taking the risk knowing it will slow the play the ball, increasing the chances that someone gets injured.

It should be a pretty easy argument to say that the NRL were partially responsible just by getting together all of the examples of someone dumped on their head and nobody got punished (or the punishment was minor).

 

[NrlVader]

again it does not come even come close to that amount

it would not even cost you $500

Probably wants a full time carer. Feeding, bathing etc.

Would not want to be his carer. What happens if there was an mishap with the hoist and the carer dropped him on his head again. You'll be sued for an accident.

 

[Maximus]

again it does not come even come close to that amount

it would not even cost you $500

Provide a breakdown of all of the costs for someone in his position.

You are the expert after all, so you should be able to tell us all the daily costs for him to live a normal life.

 

[NrlVader]

Remember the lawyers will get their pound of flesh with a successful payout.

 

[NrlVader]

Provide a breakdown of all of the costs for someone in his position.

You are the expert after all, so you should be able to tell us all the daily costs for him to live a normal life.

At least $100,000 a year that's with in housing. The carer would need to drive/push him around to work, outings to pubs, strip clubs etc but there are government funded programs that most in his predicament use and at minimal cost to him.