Dan link said:
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The segment was pre recorded and Vautin would have seen it before it went air during the rehersals.
They denigrated someone who had a genuine illness on national Tv and deserved to be sued.Â
It wouldn't surprise me if they did it on purpose trying to get any sort of publicity for a show that should have died a natural death many years ago.Â
Most defamation actions are planned in advance and are usually a payoff of some sort.Â
So Tookey, are you saying that he did not appear drunk?
Are you also saying that appearing drunk is not a symptom of epilepsy?
To most people the guy appeared drunk, with a back story we now see that wasn't the case, but to people who were not aware of the guys illness he appeared drunk. They wont have a leg to stand on in trying to sue
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No doubt he could have been mistaken for being pissed but in 30 years of going to pubs and clubs I have never seen a bouncer pissed and slurring his words like this guy so I would immediately have some doubts that he was pissed.
As they say never judge a book by its cover. Â
Would you be happy if Robbo walked up to you one day at your work and in front of all your workmates said that you were pissed at work and then showed it on national TV? Â I doubt that your boss would be very happy.
What if robbo came up to you in the street and said that you were announcing that you were gay and then they showed it on national TV? Â
Any solicitor knows that most court cases have a 50/50 chance of sucess because at the end of the day it is not how strong a case may be it is all about how a judge feels about the case that matters.
Who knows the bouncer may get to court and come up with a judge who hates the footy show and Vautin and awards him $100k damages? Â
What will most likely happen is that channel 9 will give him some money to go away which is no doubt what he is hoping for. Â
For years the footy show have deliberately picked on people who look unusual and then make fun of them on the show. Â
The law of avarages says that eventually someone is going to have a go back at them and other than the publicity it is creating I am glad to see it happen.