Rumours and Stuff

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

yes it did

he has no criminal record

No it didn't. It doesn't overturn the finding of guilt. It simply means that if he were, for instance, to apply for a job and the application form says 'do you have a criminal record' / 'have you been convicted of a criminal offence' you can honestly say 'no'.

 

[strider]

I'd like to know what law.com says on the matter

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I'd like to know what law.com says on the matter

It says 'possession is 9/10ths of the law'. It's more like about 15%

 

[Agent0]

Burgess received a heavier punishment for throwing a water bottle, than Papalii did for drink driving.

The game is in all sorts.

 

[Happy MEel]

Lol. I'm not making up shit, mate.

You are aware that distributing a sex tape without consent is a criminal act, right? As I said, none of us know whether he had consent or not (hence "may have been a criminal act") but at best it's a pretty rubbish look that brings the game into disrepute and at worst it's a potential crime whether you like it or not.

You are aware that possessing cocaine in the ACT is a criminal act, which they clearly are based on the CCTV footage. They were just lucky they weren't physically caught with it.

 

[strider]

You are aware that possessing cocaine in the ACT is a criminal act, which they clearly are based on the CCTV footage. They were just lucky they weren't physically caught with it.

Well reports actually say they only snorted it off the dudes phone ... so it was never in their possession other than up their snorters

Too pissed to know what they were doing my ass - they knew not to hold it

 

[TheRon]

Channel 9 and Bevan French indicating Moses may be with us by Wednesday

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Well reports actually say they only snorted it off the dudes phone ... so it was never in their possession other than up their snorters

Too pissed to know what they were doing my ass - they knew not to hold it

Well, you can actually be done for possession if it can be shown that you 'control' the substance, even if not in physical possession......a bit like the rules re grounding the ball. But a charge against these blokes is unlikely to fly.

 

[Twizzle]

You are aware that possessing cocaine in the ACT is a criminal act, which they clearly are based on the CCTV footage. They were just lucky they weren't physically caught with it.

you cant tell from the footage that its coke, could be anything, or at least that's the argument

 

[Happy MEel]

you cant tell from the footage that its coke, could be anything, or at least that's the argument

True...but the NRL have the benefit of being able to use balance of probabilities to determine these things.

 

[Twizzle]

I dont think they do, not without proof

 

[strider]

you cant tell from the footage that its coke, could be anything, or at least that's the argument

Im pretty sure the police charged the other guy for possession of corn flour

 

[Twizzle]

is that illegal now ?

 

[Bazal]

I dont think they do, not without proof

They do to an extent. They can say "it looks enough like coke that it will damage our reputation" and ban the players for a short time, give them a first strike, all that.

But I can't see them having the power to enforce a long term or life ban (as an extreme example) based on the evidence at hand.

 

[Happy MEel]

I dont think they do, not without proof

Well if the NRL have handed down a 1st strike, in this circumstance they have.

 

[hindy111]

With Norman one of the form players in comp and remained un signed. Did the eels hit him with a heavy suspension to benehfit them?

 

[Twizzle]

Well if the NRL have handed down a 1st strike, in this circumstance they have.

could be because they were both named in court

 

[Happy MEel]

could be because they were both named in court

That's still not proof that they consumed cocaine.

 

[Twizzle]

proves they were in posession

 

[Happy MEel]

This is a very good article. Well worth a read on the subject.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...e/news-story/bdfc60d354c5bae3497c1db851920e2b