When you are in the public eye be it a broadcaster or a sports star, the chances are you will get off scott free. Community Service is “scott free”. Until magistrates treat these violent crimes for what they are, these people will continue to leave life as “an invincible”!
Well well, I would never condone abuse at all. But In this case Im not convinced. She totally stalked him and in my beleif was a woman scorned. A man was convicted the other day on his 3rd offence for throwing a brick at his wife and she was hospitalised for weeks and has a permanent lazy eye and only got 200 hours community service....FAIR????Also when someone accuses a famous rugby league player of rape and they get off. Then later takes another man to court I find it vey hard to beleive its not a cry for attetion!!!
If a person shows true remorse for their bad deeds, they deserve to be given the opportunity to go on with their lives in the knowledge that the court of public opinion has forgiven you. Tony Veitch falls just short of this category. Look at his posture and listen to the aggression in his voice during this interview. He was still trying to make excuses. “If I reacted differently, if I had been allowed to walk away”. Next it will be “Dunne-Powells back walked into my foot”.