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Lucky he got bail. Don't blow it, Ben.
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Snort not blowLucky he got bail. Don't blow it, Ben.
I think there needs to be a 'Ben Cousins didn't get arrested today' thread instead.
He won't get bail this time.
He was already on bail for a schedule two offence (Breach of a VRO). Now he's been charged with another one while on bail.
The court can only grant bail if you have been charged with a schedule two offence (while already bailed on a separate offence) in 'exceptional circumstances'.
Unless his ex-partner says something very special to the court tomorrow which digs him out of this hole, he will be spending a few months inside on remand.
He appeared in court today without his lawyer. Theyve either given him the flick, or he has.
What a train wreck.
Sounds like his relationship with father fractured. Can imagine like a lot of users would have let family down so many times including lying and cheating.Can't help but think that he just wants to die, hes killed everything about him apart from physically leaving this world.
Had to laugh when the reporter said how she felt really sorry for him.Given a lifestyle ordinary people could only dream about and payed millions to do it. Now he's homeless? Lol. I'll save my sympathy for the real battlers.
There's only one person that can help Ben now and that is himself! Just maybe he can find a way - one can only live in hope, particularly from his family's point of view. I'm sure they would love nothing more than to see Ben really get well and rid himself of the downhill spiral that he is now on.Sounds like his relationship with father fractured. Can imagine like a lot of users would have let family down so many times including lying and cheating.
Tough ask to see him come back to health from here but not impossible
Given a lifestyle ordinary people could only dream about and payed millions to do it. Now he's homeless? Lol. I'll save my sympathy for the real battlers.
He spent 2 days at the Perth watch house. He was lucky in that her Honor heard the matter today (instead of remanding him in custody pending a later trial date).
In my experience Bens pretty lucky to get a hearing 2 days after being arrested for an offence. Most offenders would simply be remanded in custody to be dealt with later on.
Obviously when the rest of Perth is watching, those month+ long waiting periods in remand get cut back to 2 days.
Once he was sentenced for the most recent breach of VRO, it removed the risk of him being kept in custody pending the trial for the breach. Bail wasnt needed, as he had just been sentenced (to a fine for a minor breach). He was (accordingly) now free to go (pending the Police making an application to suspend/ revoke his bail for the prior VRO breach).
The police made such an application, but her Honor either didnt deal with it, as it related to seperate proceedings which were due to come back before the court the following week.
In short, he was very very lucky.
Really?Ben Cousins future
''Body of Homeless Man Found in Northbridge''
Police wont speculate on identity
Really?
Hilarious stuff.No its a joke like the bloke in your profile pic.
Geez, that really gave my heart a jolt before I saw the "future" thing above it. I guess I'm one of those stupid people who cares. But I do think that on some level, he's ready to die. I don't see somebody who's battling this addiction, I see somebody who's resigned to it.Ben Cousins future
''Body of Homeless Man Found in Northbridge''
Police wont speculate on identity
He spent 2 days at the Perth watch house. He was lucky in that her Honor heard the matter today (instead of remanding him in custody pending a later trial date).
In my experience Bens pretty lucky to get a hearing 2 days after being arrested for an offence. Most offenders would simply be remanded in custody to be dealt with later on.
Obviously when the rest of Perth is watching, those month+ long waiting periods in remand get cut back to 2 days.
Once he was sentenced for the most recent breach of VRO, it removed the risk of him being kept in custody pending the trial for the breach. Bail wasnt needed, as he had just been sentenced (to a fine for a minor breach). He was (accordingly) now free to go (pending the Police making an application to suspend/ revoke his bail for the prior VRO breach).
The police made such an application, but her Honor either didnt deal with it, as it related to seperate proceedings which were due to come back before the court the following week.
In short, he was very very lucky.
Yet.On the plus side, seems he wasn't arrested today