I think Kerr’s reputation will take a hit regardless of the verdict but given it was a trial by jury and the verdict was unanimous, I guess we accept the process and move on.
I also note Geoffrey Robertson KC was of the view it should never have gone to trial. It wasn’t until 10 months after the incident the copper came out and said he was hurt by what she said.
Call me suspicious but could it be he thought a big pay day was coming in civil courts if a criminal conviction was obtained? Dunno, it does sound a bit suss but I guess the jury may have found her not guilty but think the court of public opinion won’t be so lenient.
She has disgraced herself period. No longer a Sam Kerr fan. Of course the weak Cooked has said no change of name to the Sam Kerr Football Centre. Hopefully sponsors tear up her contracts. She should be stripped of the Matilda’s captaincy. Chelsea should also fuck her off. She is an entitled man hating carpet muncher.
Police Officer wasn’t offended by Kerr’s behaviour or words on the day of the incident, but 10 months later, and after the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which Kerr was getting lots of media attention at, he then suddenly remembers be felt offended…more like he saw an opportunity to get some financial compensation from a well paid high profile athlete once he recognised who she was.
Should never have got to court, prosecution over reached on a case that was about as strong as a 1 legged bar stool and now they’ll have to pay Kerr’s significant legal costs. If Kerr loses sponsors then I wouldn’t be surprised if her legal team file a civil suit for damages including loss of future earnings.
[quote=“BC post=240521 userid=892”]I think Kerr’s reputation will take a hit regardless of the verdict but given it was a trial by jury and the verdict was unanimous, I guess we accept the process and move on.
I also note Geoffrey Robertson KC was of the view it should never have gone to trial. It wasn’t until 10 months after the incident the copper came out and said he was hurt by what she said.
Call me suspicious but could it be he thought a big pay day was coming in civil courts if a criminal conviction was obtained? Dunno, it does sound a bit suss but I guess the jury may have found her not guilty but think the court of public opinion won’t be so lenient.
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No surprise with Robertson , he’s a real lefty “human rights” lawyer, no doubt he would be in meltdown if the copper had called her a stupid brown lezzo.
Probably not much in the civil courts, anyway they can still run that as it’s a separate action.
[quote=“Tiger Tales post=240531 userid=2522”]Police Officer wasn’t offended by Kerr’s behaviour or words on the day of the incident, but 10 months later, and after the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which Kerr was getting lots of media attention at, he then suddenly remembers be felt offended…more like he saw an opportunity to get some financial compensation from a well paid high profile athlete once he recognised who she was.
Should never have got to court, prosecution over reached on a case that was about as strong as a 1 legged bar stool and now they’ll have to pay Kerr’s significant legal costs. If Kerr loses sponsors then I wouldn’t be surprised if her legal team file a civil suit for damages including loss of future earnings.
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Presiding Judge already made comment that Kerr was partly to blame and that should be borne in mind in any costs application.
There’s no doubt that Kerr did what she was accused of doing and saying, it’s pretty much all in video, but the Jury decided it was not worth a guilty call. There are many comments that if it was a male they wouldn’t have even got to court, sighting the numerous times AFL and NRL players have got away with minor sanctions or have a 3 tries situation applied and can play after a minor ban and fine from their governing body. As a parallel, the 1 year bans on Smith, Warner and Bancroft and Smith losing the captaincy should be a guide for Kerr’s possible penalty from Soccer Australia or whatever they are called. A one year playing ban and stripped of the captaincy.
Give it say 2 to 3 months…PR machine is in over drive… “she was not guilty, and stood by her beliefs, with that belief, she IS the person ( insert company name) we associate with”
Wayne Carey did far far worse…BUT still is in demand .
No one has the gonads to drop her. ( talking sponsor wise)
I think the prosecution made a fair analogy when they said what would have happened if someone said she was “stupid and black”. You’d never hear the end of it.
Grump, I recall Josh Deluca got rubbed out for calling Claremont’s Keifer Yu an “Asian c*#t” a few years back. I’m not sure if Yu was aggrieved by the former or the latter, as his Asian ethnicity was a matter of fact whereas the profanity was a matter of opinion.
I guess these days when you use racial terms in a derogatory sense then you’re leaving yourself open to criticism and whatever else goes with it which for the record is not a bad thing, but where do you draw the line.
Its one thing not coming up to a high bar on a criminal charge and proving it to the point of conviction.
It’s another thing to consider if the behavior suitable for someone to lead a national team given the extremely high priority these sporting bodies give to fighting race based abused. “No Room For Racism” is the slogan in English Football.
Pavlich made a statement on nine news last night that his view was that he behavior now well public makes her position as captain untenable. I think it’s a no brainer.
[quote=“Bazza post=240545 userid=872”]Its one thing not coming up to a high bar on a criminal charge and proving it to the point of conviction.
It’s another thing to consider if the behavior suitable for someone to lead a national team given the extremely high priority these sporting bodies give to fighting race based abused. “No Room For Racism” is the slogan in English Football.
Pavlich made a statement on nine news last night that his view was that he behavior now well public makes her position as captain untenable. I think it’s a no brainer.
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They renamed Redskins Rippers and Chico’s something else yet offending someone saying they are fucking stupid, and white not once but twice is ok.
Cook said from the get go it’s not the same as pointing out someone for their colour. Isn’t white a colour? Already Emily Van Egmond has come out to support her as well as the Chelsea coach and club and Football Australia. It’s pathetic. Her behaviour is one of an entitled little bitch.
She also commented towards the cop about his “white privilege”. You are a disgrace.
They renamed Redskins Rippers and Chico’s something else yet offending someone saying they are fucking stupid, and white not once but twice is ok.
Cook said from the get go it’s not the same as pointing out someone for their colour. Isn’t white a colour? Already Emily Van Egmond has come out to support her as well as the Chelsea coach and club and Football Australia. It’s pathetic. Her behaviour is one of an entitled little bitch.
She also commented towards the cop about his “white privilege”. You are a disgrace.
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Two rich sports stars get pissed , one so pissed has a spew, cabbie says hey you need to pay, rich sports star gets abusive and refuse, he says well stuff this Ill drive you to cop shop, one gets aggro and starts kicking window out, manages to smash it to the point of climbing out at the cop shop so they can run off but get caught, then gets mouthy and abusive with cops, - blames everyone else.
The small detail which has been overlooked in all this is that the taxi driver rang the coppers and told them what was going on in his cab and they said to take the pair to the nearest cop shop which he did. Kerr and her wife husband said they weren’t aware of that, but how the hell couldn’t they be when they were in the same cab when the driver called the cops.
[quote=“BC post=240555 userid=892”]The small detail which has been overlooked in all this is that the taxi driver rang the coppers and told them what was going on in his cab and they said to take the pair to the nearest cop shop which he did. Kerr and her wife husband said they weren’t aware of that, but how the hell couldn’t they be when they were in the same cab when the driver called the cops.
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Selective hearing - if it doesn’t help their victim hood claim then it never happened.
And she claims she had fears of the Claremont serial killer while the cab driver was on the phone to the cops and they told the driver bring them to the nearest police station. She is full of shit.
reminds me
years ago there was a violent altercation at one of Samantha Kerr’s birthday parties
brother and father beat the suitcase out of a young bloke attending it
was a strange one at the time
got to ask here
where is the CCTV footage that all cabs have nowadays everywhere ?
and particularly in the UK where there is a camera just about every metre or so
wouldn’t be any doubt about what happened with it
Kerr rang the police and claimed she was hung up on. The police called her back, but the phone wasn’t answered. I have watched the full 40 min video and read the court transcript. Not a good look.