Benji Marshall not guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm

[kia ora storm]

Explain this one Gallop...

 

[Marshall_magic]

Racist taunts spark Benji Marshall brawl

Adrian Proszenko and Les Kennedy

March 5, 2011 - 6:23PM

Poster boy . . . Benji Marshall. Photo: Getty Images

The poster boy of the NRL, Benji Marshall, claims racist taunts provoked him to punch a man in the face yesterday.
Marshall's manager, Martin Tauber, told The Sun-Herald that a group of eight to 10 people baited the Wests Tigers superstar in The Rocks about 3.20am, allegedly calling him a "black c---" and telling him to "f--- off back to New Zealand".
Mr Tauber confirmed that Marshall – pictured centre, left as the star of The Sun-Herald's 2011 Footy Guide – retaliated by punching one of his alleged tormenters in the face at the intersection of Bridge and George Streets. It is another setback days before the start of the NRL season following a run of scandals. In the past week, Todd Carney has been charged with drink-driving while league identities have been arrested over the Bulldogs betting sting.
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The NRL selected Marshall – a clean skin – to officially launch the NRL season at Casula during the week. Marshall's mother, Lydia, said he was not intoxicated when they left the Four Seasons Hotel after a fundraising partnership between the Benji Marshall Foundation and the Children's Cancer Institute of Australia. "The boy is not at fault," Tauber said.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...park-benji-marshall-brawl-20110305-1bioq.html

 

[TheDalek079]

whether he is guilty or not, he needs to suffer the most severe punishment possible. it's the only way he'll learn.


onya Benji!!! Now everybody has forgotten about Carney and his DUI

 

[Kornstar]

Is this seriously news? The douche bags harrasses Benji, starts throwing punches, Benji fights back and splits his lip......Benji should be jailed for this!!!

Regardless of the time, if some d*ckhead starts a fight with an NRL player and then they proceed to be belted up, so be it.......harden the f*ck up and stop using the excuse of "Role Models" if the media don't report it, no-one knows!!!

Save it for when they actually do something wrong with no-one to blame but themselves.......can't believe they are running with this story like it is BIG news!!

 

[Big Mick]

I support the fact he was standing up for his racial beliefs but you don't engage drunk toolboxes at 3am.

Just be the bigger man and move on

 

[El Diablo]

he should have just ignored them

 

[Vic Mackey]

The blokes name will be published if he wants to go through with it, I dare say he won't want that.

 

[Eels Dude]

This is clearly worse than the Todd Carney incident. He should be fined 20 thousand dollars by the Tigers.

 

[Ray Parlour]

When will the NRL learn and stop making tools like Marshall, Carney, Hayne etc the "face of the game"?

Deadset.

 

[Big Mick]

This is clearly worse than the Todd Carney incident. He should be fined 20 thousand dollars by the Tigers.

I'll take that for what it is as a jest yes?

 

[Eels Dude]

I'll take that for what it is as a jest yes?

;-)

 

[El Diablo]

When will the NRL learn and stop making tools like Marshall, Carney, Hayne etc the "face of the game"?

Deadset.

well for starters only 1 of the 3 you have mentioned has been made the face of the game

Carney and Hayne never have been

 

[Lambretta]

I applaud Benji for taking some positive action

Being called a black merkin and being told to eff off to New Zealand means the agressor got what was coming to him

I'd like to see Benji given a public service award

Had he ripped the guys throat out and pissed on his corpse, I'd be personally write to the Queen asking for a knighthood for him

 

[Sunshine Coast Tiger]

Benji claiming it was racial. Hope they breath tested the guy who made the compliant. If Benji and his mate stick with racism, no charge will be laid against Benji and they guy who made the compliant should be named and shamed in the media.

Hope the NRL and Gallop stand up to racisim against their players and keep Benji as the face of the game.

 

[Mickyd39]

he should have just ignored them

This.

I know, easier said then done.

By reacting to that grubs racial taunts, the grub wins.

Benji should have told him to "F*CK OFF" and walked away and ate his Big Mac.

Hopefully the cops name this grub.

 

[cleary89]

Great role model for kids. If someone teases or name calls, resort to violence. Then get your manager (or parents) to say its clearly not your fault because name calling means people should get hit.

 

[Eels Dude]

Benji claiming it was racial. Hope they breath tested the guy who made the compliant. If Benji and his mate stick with racism, no charge will be laid against Benji and they guy who made the compliant should be named and shamed in the media.

Hope the NRL and Gallop stand up to racisim against their players and keep Benji as the face of the game.

It's not illegal to say something rascist, and even if it were it cannot really be proven. It is illegal to deck someone though, whether verbally provoked or not and the result of a cut lip is evidence it happened.

 

[Far Canal]

Cleary - easy for you to say that when you have never been in that "live" situation - so ease of the wisdom sh*t.

The bigger question is why is this tool and benji is a freaking tool out to that early in the morning> Stupid twat

 

[cleary89]

Is it? How do you know I have never been in the situation? As a teacher, fairly easy to comment on it as its f**ked that even the manager came out and said it isn't his fault.

 

[andrew057]

It's not illegal to say something rascist, and even if it were it cannot really be proven. It is illegal to deck someone though, whether verbally provoked or not and the result of a cut lip is evidence it happened.

This isnt entirely true.