Hurley faces the music

[Lance Uppercut]

I like it PW The funniest thing is, you were taking the piss, AngelEyes was 100% dead serious!! LOL.

This is a strange turn of events... At least they look to be resolving it today. I thought it was weird that the diversion wasn't accepted in the first place, when this sort of scenario is exactly what it's there for, and put into place daily for young people on first offences.

Looks like shit finally got real for the Magistrate

 

[MF]

Re Dane Swan, that was a long time ago, I think he broke the taxi-drivers jaw, however this was in a different era. At the start of the decade.

Hahahaha

 

[Paddywhackers]

haha LU you are right.

My rants were completely unfair. My first post was clearly biased, and had the perspective of a Collingwood supporter wearing black ad white goggles.

 

[fishguts]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/ma...hurley-withdraws/story-e6frf7jo-1225878468269

 

[TheGodDelusion]

I can't keep going with this...

I am pulling the piss. Relax guys. Hurley's crime will warrant a slap on the wrist.

No shit. I think the bit about going back in the draft might have been a clincher

 

[Jonno_]

He assulted an Indian Taxi driver. If I was a judge I would be throwing the book at him. Probably put him three motns behind bars. He would miss the Collingwood v Essendon game. I'd also ban him from the AFL for a year.

I'd also make sure he was cut from any AFL list, so that he would have to re-enter the AFL draft in 2012.

Assaults on Taxi drivers have had racist connotations. But much worse than that, is our reputation in India, and the consequences that Hurley's actions jeopardizes our Indians attaining an education in Australia, which is great money making enterprize for Oz.

Lol get off it.

 

[chardonnay]

Obviously never been anywhere near Law School.
As much as you'd love to have his sentence increased based on the the detrimental effect it has on Indian-Australian relations (which you can't even definitively say was caused by Michael Hurley), our Constitution and legal system prevent the executive/legislative agendas from affecting the judgments of our judiciary. Hurley will be under trial for assaulting Mr. John Citizen; race is of no matter to the courts in this case.

Nonetheless, the turban is part of the assault, one only of the five charges.

 

[worthy]

assuming that it was racism based because it was a white guy vs an indian is racist in itself. as is treating a crime worse because of 'racism', as it is treating different races differently. black, white, brown, yellow or ranga, everyone is the same under the law and he should be put in jail on the merits of assault alone.

I'm sorry, but I need to pull you up on this, clearly you have little understanding of the law, Ranga's are not protected and not considered the same, as clearly they are a diferrent species, I think the RSPCA has a clause, it doesn't relate to protection, just disposal.

 

[coryne]

I'm sorry, but I need to pull you up on this, clearly you have little understanding of the law, Ranga's are not protected and not considered the same, as clearly they are a diferrent species, I think the RSPCA has a clause, it doesn't relate to protection, just disposal.

As a Ranga I take offence (and some ammusement) at your branding of Ranga's as "a different species" protected by the RSPCA ....................... It's not our fault we are a step higher on the evolutionary ladder to you "normal people" and will one day, in the near future, rule the world .......................

 

[jonesy86]

Request for diversion program were knocked back by the new magistrate as well.

to quote Hurley's legal team... "No one is suggesting at all that this is acceptable behaviour ... but there was a young man who was no doubt incredibly over-excited being on national television (and) staying out far too late ...".

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ers-community-work-request-20100611-y2c7.html

seems as though things could get interesting... i wonder if Hurley will be allowed to appear on tv again as he gets incredibly over-excited

Bombers should have got Ryan Cook's legal team who got put through the diversion program

 

[fishguts]

Finally done.

*No conviction
*$10,000
*2 year good behavior bond

 

[Macca18]

Justice.

So much for the delusional knobs with no idea on here who claim to be educated in legal proceedings...

Now he can get back to concentrating on his football and being one of the brightest young prospects in the game. Starting tomorrow evening.

 

[Xtreme]

So it's alright to go on a blinder and then assault taxi drivers ? AWESOME

 

[Dogs Rule]

Being "over excited" has to be one of the worst ever excuses for assault.

One rule for footballers, another rule for the general public.

 

[Scossie]

Well the weekend is upon us.
Another hard working week over...

Right! I'm off to the pub to get over excited as a fart!

 

[LongBomb]

Good result for Hurley.

Beat up a cabbie over a $14 fare at 5.30am. Of course he should avoid a conviction.

 

[Bosk]

Let off cheaply simply because he's an AFL player and Essendon can afford the best lawyers around.

Disgraceful really.

 

[soho]

as someone said: one rule for footballers, another rule for the general public...

cant wait to get busted in the onesixone toilet, snorting cocaine, i'll use the 'stokes' precedent: "sorry officer, i was just buying it for a friend and just now i was trying it out to make sure its not flour... i dont take drugs, i play football..."

 

[jim boy]

what a tune

 

[Ando727]

Finally done.

*No conviction
*$10,000
*2 year good behavior bond

The thing that irritates me is that he was ordered to pay $10k to some program. Why not pay direct compensation for pain and suffering to the victim? Hurley probably already makes 5 times what the taxi driver does. I would be pleased if Hurley was paying his salary for a year.

The diversion concept has flaws because it has the capacity to under-punish offenders based on the mindset of the victim. Some victims have a very different attitude to others. For the same offence, some victims may be forgiving, some may be vengeful. An Indian who believes in Karma, for example, may believe that an offender will suffer consequences in other ways and not take as strong a stance as an atheist. I don't think too much responsibility should be placed in a partial party. The whole concept of our judicial system is that the judge or jury is unrelated to the case and can be impartial. Consider the victim's statement, sure, but make it only a limited part of the evaluation.

 

[chardonnay]

The AFL reaction ...

 

[SirJimi05]

Being "over excited" has to be one of the worst ever excuses for assault.

One rule for footballers, another rule for the general public.

Let off cheaply simply because he's an AFL player and Essendon can afford the best lawyers around.

Disgraceful really.

as someone said: one rule for footballers, another rule for the general public...

Can i ask you guys what sort of punishment a general member of the public would have recieced for this charge?

Bear in mind that it was afirst offence, the victim recieved no injuries what so ever, and no medical treatment was sought nor needed.

If anything, I would say that Hurley has been dealt with more harshly than a general member of the public.

 

[SirJimi05]

as someone said: one rule for footballers, another rule for the general public...

Maybe if your name is Dane Swan.

 

[Ants]

The thing that irritates me is that he was ordered to pay $10k to some program. Why not pay direct compensation for pain and suffering to the victim? Hurley probably already makes 5 times what the taxi driver does. I would be pleased if Hurley was paying his salary for a year.

The diversion concept has flaws because it has the capacity to under-punish offenders based on the mindset of the victim. Some victims have a very different attitude to others. For the same offence, some victims may be forgiving, some may be vengeful. An Indian who believes in Karma, for example, may believe that an offender will suffer consequences in other ways and not take as strong a stance as an atheist. I don't think too much responsibility should be placed in a partial party. The whole concept of our judicial system is that the judge or jury is unrelated to the case and can be impartial. Consider the victim's statement, sure, but make it only a limited part of the evaluation.

This didn't go the diversion order route, the judge quashed that. This is just a normal suspended sentence + fine + community service that most first time offenders would get.

Most wouldn't get a $10,000 fine, but I'm fine with that being higher to reflect Hurley's income - a $500 fine would be pretty meaningless to him.

 

[Orangewhip]

I think the guillotine would have been sufficient punishment for Hurley. That or to share a cell with the host of ABC's The Collectors.