Psycho Doggie
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For one thing it is just one of a bunch of accusations. Assault, battery, humiliation, unlawful corporate punishment, resulting in psychiatric injury and physical and mental impairment. It is in the mix either as an effort legally to make the case as complicated and time consuming as possible to defend (very common practice in civil suits), or as an expression of the player's subjective experience. Would that be right or wrong? I'm not going to be foolish enough to enter into that debate, even the judge is going to reach a point where s/he would like to know, and they'll have all of the information and the authority to provide an answer! We have barely anything.True but wondering how they arrived at that determination in the legal sense of the charge?....kept back, with the other players, for an extra 4-10 minutes of wrestling (as widely stated)?
Can see his case being pulled apart and shredded by a good legal team if we are defending this accusation made against the club. Court case could go on for months and months before it is completed.
How can a person be deprived of their liberty in a football club environment? Below is the ruling regarding care facilities but...
"If the person has freely chosen and consented to their situation, then they have not given up any of their freedom. A deprivation of liberty only happens when someone lacks the ability to decide for themselves (known as 'mental capacity') where they will live and what care they will receive.3 Sept 2021"
In the broader picture, it will test law interpretation around contracts, work place environments, and professional sports, which is why some people are urging the NRL to get involved. I'd not be surprised if the NRL are keeping very close eyes on this, but also, that they will try to keep it behind closed doors. They can be accused of having a vested interest, and they do. By and large everyone is actually being very very quiet about this, including the player and his legal team. There were rumours about court action last year, it has taken them 6 months or more to build their case. They've put that stuff in there for a reason.