It was not meant to be funny, I don't know about NT but try living in Nth Vic or Sth NSW. The Aboriginal population here are untouchable and I dont need to research it or read silly stats, as I said I deal with it on a weekly basis.
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Stokes' open letter (Geelong website)
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TheBrownDog
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To be honest I am so totally over this crap where players are put out in a public forum to receive a whipping to appease some members of the public. The guy stuffed up, he went to court, he received his punishment why he then has to justify or apologise for his behaviour to anyone other than to those within the confines of the GFC that he works with on a daily basis is beyond me. If this was you or I and our employer made us write a letter and post it on the website the civil libertarians would be having a field day about the invasion of our privacy yet obviously guys who play football for christsake are denied the same rights - defies belief really.
I agree with you couchpotato
who cares, everywhere else in life people get a second chance, its not like he got pissed and disgraced himself on national TV now is it.
who cares, everywhere else in life people get a second chance, its not like he got pissed and disgraced himself on national TV now is it.
Yeah mate thats why the jails are full of Aboriginals. Every study ever done on incarceration rates shows Aboriginals are massively over-represented in the prison system and are far more likely to be jailed than a white person for a similar crime.
But don't let the facts get in the way of you and your racist cop mates racist attitudes.
He wasn't convicted.
There's a big difference. People should educate themselves before posting.
JeffDunne part time ruling judge, you are nothing more than an irritating, annoying & over opinionated fool, who rarely has anything constructive to say about any subject or topic on Big Footy. I see you nothing less than BF serial pest & in your own words you are " an absolute joke " & strongly suggest rather than Stokesy not be allowed to return to football this year, that you be benched from BF until you grow up, heaven forbid we may never hear from you again.
Yianni
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Perfectly written PR apology. I bet they have these pre-written in the top drawer.
The bloke should cop a club suspension and that's it. Any calls for him to be suspended for a year are insanely over the top.
And I can guarantee you he doesn't believe the bit at the end where he says "when it comes to drugs, there is no good" The bloke - like millions of other sensible people - just wants the right to put whatever he chooses into his own body, not a massively unreasonable request.
Got caught, publish apology, move on...
The bloke should cop a club suspension and that's it. Any calls for him to be suspended for a year are insanely over the top.
And I can guarantee you he doesn't believe the bit at the end where he says "when it comes to drugs, there is no good" The bloke - like millions of other sensible people - just wants the right to put whatever he chooses into his own body, not a massively unreasonable request.
Got caught, publish apology, move on...
Yeah fella you continue to read studies that are done, im far from racist and I would love for you to get your political correct head out of the sand and come out with me for one weekend and see with your own eyes. They fck up we bring them in and within an hour they have an elder or a rep with them and we have to let them go.
But don't let the facts get in the way of your study.
Amber Guzzler
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Personally, I don't think the AFL's drug policy is working. I think they need to get tougher. Anyone remember the movie "Full Metal Jacket", when private Pile kept screwing up, the drill sargent took it out on the rest of the platoon. The AFL needs to do something similar. If you're caught using drugs, then we take it out on your entire team. We take premiership points. And if you're caught after winning a flag, then we take that too. Let see how many players want to risk getting caught then, and how many team mates will stand by watching, saying "none of my business".
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That's true. But tell me next time you see him play you won't think of the case or that seedy moustache?
Amber Guzzler
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The only difference is the quality of the lawyer he employed. Guilty is guilty, no matter which way you slice it.
No. The trafficking charge was ridiculous to start with. A conviction would have set a massive precedence.
Do you realise that a shitload of assault and other serious offences go without conviction?
A conviction is serious, it stays with you for life. Do you people seriously think that Stokes should have been convicted of 'trafficking' 1 gram of coke? Or maybe you think he should be convicted for possessing one gram?
Get off your ****ing high horses, keyboard warriors.
Hillsy7
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I think the point the above posters are trying to make to you are - He was guilty of possession.
You cannot deny that but you seem to be using the 'conviction' line to dodge the facts.
He was guilty buddy, let it go and move on. It's kinda impossible for you to defend that fact on a technicality.
You cannot deny that but you seem to be using the 'conviction' line to dodge the facts.
He was guilty buddy, let it go and move on. It's kinda impossible for you to defend that fact on a technicality.
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Yer maybe, for this season. But you soon forget such trivial matters.
Every time I see G.Ablett Snr on tv I think of that girl in the hotel room.
Now that's a serious issue.
Stokes' is just minor..imo
Public Enemy No1
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The massive backflip from Geelong supporters is not suprising.
Wind back to 2007 to see how many self righteous Cats fans there was on Big Footy.
But i suppose WC were the premiership favourites so the agenda of Geelong fans was different...Bit like the Vic media hey
Wind back to 2007 to see how many self righteous Cats fans there was on Big Footy.
But i suppose WC were the premiership favourites so the agenda of Geelong fans was different...Bit like the Vic media hey
No. The trafficking charge was ridiculous to start with. A conviction would have set a massive precedence.
Do you realise that a shitload of assault and other serious offences go without conviction?
A conviction is serious, it stays with you for life. Do you people seriously think that Stokes should have been convicted of 'trafficking' 1 gram of coke? Or maybe you think he should be convicted for possessing one gram?
Get off your ****ing high horses, keyboard warriors.
Fair to say that picture sums up your post pretty well lol
chippity chip chip chiparoo.
I've been to W.A a fair few times in the past few years and the W.A media is 10x more biased then the Vic media. You can't even open a paper or turn on a TV with out somebody masturbating over W.A players.
I absolutely agree if Stokes played the Eagles shit would have hit the fan more but don't accuse 'Vic media'.
STC
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Comparitively light? How many weeks did West Coast suspend Cousins for when they found out he had a drug problem? Not when he got arrested, but when they first found out.
Public Enemy No1
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OMG
You are not seriously comparing the treatment given to Stokes (buggar all) and that of Cousins...Do you get the news in the sticks or are all of Geelong as clueless as you...
icbf.
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Complete drivel !!!!! It just seems less bias because there are more teams in Victoria. Just another spoon fed Victorian twit who thinks that drugs was the agenda of the Vic media and not because WC were the reigning premiers and a Vic team hadnt won the flag in 6 years.
Tell me how the Vic media reported WC's flag in 2006 ????
A bitter frenzy because some Eagle players forgot to shake the little kiddies hands...yeah the vic media are not bitter and biased at all
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Meh. Just glad to have him back. Not interested in grovelling, especially when he doesn't have that much to be sorry for.
