Is Kent the biggest dribbler not on TV?

[lsz]

I guess we should afford him the benefit he never allowed others

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1658261063941623808

or this

‘The decision was wrong’: Paul Kent and Paul Crawley fire up over Jack de Belin

‘The decision was wrong’: Kent and Crawley fire up over de Belin

www.foxsports.com.au

Kent responded, saying the NRL had to protect its image.

“The fact is the game depends on reputation,” he said.

“There’s reputational damage. They get a billion dollar broadcast deal built on reputation, they get fans in the ground built on reputation, they get sponsors built on reputation.

 

[Top End Eagle]

I guess we should afford him the benefit he never allowed others

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1658261063941623808

or this

‘The decision was wrong’: Paul Kent and Paul Crawley fire up over Jack de Belin

‘The decision was wrong’: Kent and Crawley fire up over de Belin

www.foxsports.com.au

Kent responded, saying the NRL had to protect its image.

“The fact is the game depends on reputation,” he said.

“There’s reputational damage. They get a billion dollar broadcast deal built on reputation, they get fans in the ground built on reputation, they get sponsors built on reputation.

So Paul Kent is arguing for Debellin being stood down while being charged, to protect the credibility of the organisation that employs him.

Whilst Paul Kent is stood down while charged and not guilty to protect the reputation of the organisation he works for - that seems kind of similar to me.

And as far as the SEN Heals mentioning 9 Stablemates Slater and Stephanivic, whilst having a free swing, A 2 4 1, at BuZz and Kent, there was plenty in Nines SMH as well,

Teachers, doctors, nurses, all sorts of people get stood down when facing serious charges that bring the organisation they represent into question.

Even without yet being found guilty.

It's not just an NRL THING.

Come on guys, you really don't need to like Paul Kent, but this schadenfreude and rabid hatred and wishing negativity on people isn't good for you, but I'm starting to sound preachy so I'll give the site a rest for a bit.

 

[Bearfax]

There are secondary elements here that make this issue cloudy.

Firstly, despite the surprising decision by a High Court judge to support the suspension by the League of players who are charged with an indictable offence but yet to have their day in court, most cases I have researched suggest, that is contrary to the principle of innocent until proven guilty.

The issue that many are suspended from duties in employment usually relates not to the impact on business but rather on risk to those they are responsible for. Therefore a police officer being charged with an indictable offence, is deemed as a potential risk to his clientele. However if he is charged with drink driving he probably wont be suspended until his day in court, and maybe still not. Someone charged with child sex offences and being responsible for the care of children, will be suspended as a risk issue. However, in many cases even with indictable offences, if someone is employed in an area unrelated to the nature of the offending, they wont be suspended. The issue about impact on the business image has been challenged on many occasions in court and found contrary to the principle of innocent until found guilty. Businesses have actually been required to reimburse employees, when suspended. Of course if they continue to be paid its not such an issue, but legally in this land we are innocent until found guilty.

I guess the issue therefore is the question, is playing a footballer who has been charge with an indictable offence unrelated to his occupation causing a risk to a person's safety. And if found to be innocent and having been suspended (not such an issue if still being paid), does that person have a case to demand recompense. In many cases I've read, they have.

To take this a step further, if a person is convicted of an offence, is sentenced by the Court, should a footballer, having served his sentence be denied the right to resume competing in the game if what he was convicted of presents no risk to others. The penalty has been paid. Should they be penalised again or does the stain of the conviction follow them all their life?

 

[lsz]

So Paul Kent is arguing for Debellin being stood down while being charged, to protect the credibility of the organisation that employs him.

Whilst Paul Kent is stood down while charged and not guilty to protect the reputation of the organisation he works for - that seems kind of similar to me.

And as far as the SEN Heals mentioning 9 Stablemates Slater and Stephanivic, whilst having a free swing, A 2 4 1, at BuZz and Kent, there was plenty in Nines SMH as well,

Teachers, doctors, nurses, all sorts of people get stood down when facing serious charges that bring the organisation they represent into question.

Even without yet being found guilty.

It's not just an NRL THING.

Come on guys, you really don't need to like Paul Kent, but this schadenfreude and rabid hatred and wishing negativity on people isn't good for you, but I'm starting to sound preachy so I'll give the site a rest for a bit.

To be clear what I am saying is he should be afforded the decency that he did not give to others

 

[BOZO]

To be clear what I am saying is he should be afforded the decency that he did not give to others

Decency comes from the high standards of decent people who set the high moral standards for the rest of humanity to follow including Paul Kent
It would be hypocritical for any decent person to do other than that
No one should lower their great standards
Lower our great standards and we stand for nothing Great

 

[Bearfax]

Decency comes from the high standards of decent people who set the high moral standards for the rest of humanity to follow including Paul Kent
It would be hypocritical for any decent person to do other than that
No one should lower their great standards
Lower our great standards and we stand for nothing Great

But whose standards Bozo? Values, morals are arbitrary, depending upon the agreement accepted by all without a social structure. But such standards may not apply in a different social setting. To impose our values on another, assumes we are somehow superior and able to judge. Our only means of addressing these issues is to encapsulate them in our legal system. If we cross those boundaries, we pay the penalty

 

[Will on the hill]

But whose standards Bozo? Values, morals are arbitrary, depending upon the agreement accepted by all without a social structure. But such standards may not apply in a different social setting. To impose our values on another, assumes we are somehow superior and able to judge. Our only means of addressing these issues is to encapsulate them in our legal system. If we cross those boundaries, we pay the penalty

Do you not know with whom you speak? Logic and reason are not gonna help in this case.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Kenty's new role?

 

[Bearfax]

Do you not know with whom you speak? Logic and reason are not gonna help in this case.

Like all of us, Bozo is a product of his make up, conditioning, experiences and influences from those about him. He sounds an honorable man committed to the values he holds. There's no problem with that and I admire his passion. But there is always a danger in expecting how we see things to apply to others. So we make laws to apply to what become fundamentally basic and accepted standards of behaviour, and a punishment regime to suit. Not perfect and sometimes the laws are themselves inappropriate. But better than witch hunting...and quite frankly I dont want to own a gun

 

[The '47ers]

I wish James Hooper would go away

 

[Frogz]

I wish James Hooper would go away

Very little of his "mail" is ever true. He just fabricates stories, one after the other. If you put a monkey in front of a typewriter, he will eventually type and word.
As for Paul Kent, I dont really give a toss if he is guilty or not. He will now know what it is like to be the chased. Just like Brett Stewart and many other people this f#ckwit has attacked and dragged thru the media, he has very few morals IMO.

 

[rj90]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/sports-journalist-paul-kent-pleads-not-guilty-to-domestic-violence-charges/news-story/6fb0a0bc9072830688ccf43a2c2a32f7

 

[rmd]

I think we all need to be very careful disussing these things and definitely do not make comment.

Just let it be and wait and let the court make a decision.

 

[bob dylan]

I think we all need to be very careful disussing these things and definitely do not make comment.

Just let it be and wait and let the court make a decision.

Agreed.

 

[Eagle Eyed]

I don't really care if he's guilty or not guilty, I am enjoying the show more without him

 

[Shoe1]

Great new role as hearse driver

 

[Highflier]

Great new role as hearse driver

I miss Elvis

 

[bob dylan]

I miss Elvis

Saw him at Harold Park trots circa 1988, only the once.

Ray Hadley was the on course caller and Paul Sironen was a policeman on duty the same night.