Kent is the biggest dribbler on TV.

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lsz

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


or this


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


or this


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

Grizzly old fart
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?
 
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lsz

First Grader
Staff member
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

Journey Man
Tipping Member
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

Grizzly old fart
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

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Tipping Member
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.
 
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Kenty's new role?
 

Bearfax

Grizzly old fart
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
 

Frogz

Bencher
Premium Member
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.
 

Frogz

Bencher
Premium Member
The estranged on-again, off-again partner of sport journalist Paul Kent has given an account about an alleged domestic violence incident in new video played to a court.
The 53-year-old Daily Telegraph and Fox Sports rugby league journalist is fighting allegations he attacked a 33-year-old woman at his home in Lilyfield in May, 2023.

Police allege the pair were involved in a domestic dispute before Mr Kent assaulted and choked the woman. He was arrested by NSW Police at the home shortly after.

Body-worn footage played before a hearing at Downing Centre District Court on Monday showed the woman telling officers that Mr Kent had had his hands “around my neck”.

“I don’t want to make my life more difficult. It’s the second time this has happened … the last time, I hoped it would be the last,” the woman was heard telling officers.

“I have to go to the airport. I didn’t expect this to happen. I don’t want to ruin his life … He has done this before and I have given him a second chance.”

Police were captured on video photographing the woman’s left hand, right elbow, chin, and neck, which the woman told the officer was “red” as a result of the alleged attack.

Paul Kent, right, is fighting allegations of domestic violence. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

Paul Kent, right, is fighting allegations of domestic violence. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short
About the same time, police attached to Glebe police station attended the scene and spoke with Mr Kent, who was still inside the home. Their body worn footage was also played.

In the video, Mr Kent was heard telling officers that the woman had been “nasty” and that she had allegedly tried to take his phone following an argument earlier that morning.

“I told her to leave … I grabbed my phone with my hands and she fell to the ground and screamed,” Mr Kent said while motioning with both hands.

“I didn’t hit her, I didn’t strike her. She fell to the ground … I got the phone and then she tried to get my computer. She said: ‘What are you hiding?’

“She was outside when she rang you … she wasn’t in danger. I’m not attacking her, I did nothing. The only time I touched her was to try and get my phone back.”

Mr Kent told police the couple had not seen much of each other for about two months and that she had accused him of lying and had called him repeatedly.

The day of the incident, Mr Kent told police he was alerted to the woman entering his home by the back sliding door on his CCTV before the argument broke out.

Mr Kent told police the woman called his “boss” after the alleged attack. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

Mr Kent told police the woman called his “boss” after the alleged attack. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short
Shortly after, a man who told police his name was Steve and that he ran Fox Sports arrived at the home in Sydney’s inner west and spoke with officers about Mr Kent.

“I’m his boss at work… she (the woman) rang me as well. I said: ‘You’ve done this before’, and she said ‘Yes’. We’ve discouraged him from seeing her,” he said.

“But, I don’t know what to do. I spoke to him last night.... I run Fox Sports, he’s one of our hosts.... I look after him because she’s taken advantage of him.”

A second man present outside the house but who was not named on the recording went on to tell police: “She’s a nice girl. I f****g feel for her, she makes it up”.

Mr Kent had previously accused the woman in the footage of having “made s**t up” and threatening to call the police because of, he alleged, his job in the media.

“She threatened this s**t all the time.... Because I work in the media, if I get f******g charged there is every chance I get sacked. That’s what I said to her.”

The woman was called to give evidence on Monday in a closed court session. The hearing is set to resume later on Monday.

Mr Kent was temporarily stood down from his roles as a senior writer for The Daily Telegraph and host of Fox Sports show NRL 360. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

Mr Kent was temporarily stood down from his roles as a senior writer for The Daily Telegraph and host of Fox Sports show NRL 360. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short
In total, Mr Kent faces three charges including common assault, choking a person without their consent, and the more serious charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges in court earlier this year. Initially, the woman was also arrested but was later released without charge.

Mr Kent’s lawyer, Phillip Boulen SC, questioned Constable Jack Wrinkler, whose body worn footage was played, over whether he had told Mr Kent the case was “weak”.

The 53-year-old was temporarily stood down from his roles as a senior writer for The Daily Telegraph and host of Fox Sports show NRL 360 after the charges were laid.

The court was told Mr Kent had only a single matter of low-range drink driving on his record. During the footage, both Mr Kent and the woman mentioned he had guns in a safe at the home.

The woman was called to give evidence before the court on Monday in a closed court session. The two-day hearing is set to resume later on Monday.
 

Frogz

Bencher
Premium Member
Sports journalist Paul Kent has been found not guilty of allegations he attacked and choked his then-partner at his home in Sydney’s inner west.
Following a two-day hearing in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, Magistrate Daniel Rees told the court he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Mr Rees said Mr Kent had acted in defence of his own property after his former partner took his phone following an argument.
 

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