Allan Langer charged with drink-driving

[Coxy]

Agreed, it's a joke, but it's the same when doctors, lawyers, anyone else get charged with DD. Just another example of our justice system getting it wrong.

I love Alf, I really do, but I don't think $1000 and 8 months suspension is going to teach him anything.

 

[Kaz]

$1000 is just his lunch money.

 

[OXY-351]

I dont see how what job you have should affect the punishment, its stupid

Exactly. A DD charge is going to affect anyones future, regardless of what they do. Isn't that the whole point? The punishment should act as a deterent

 

[OXY-351]

$1000 is just his lunch money.

Only if it's not a boozy lunch

 

[Black Philip]

According to the CM he has kept his job with the Broncos.

 

[Kaz]

I thinki the CM said he returns to work tomorrow.

 

[pennywisealfie]

yessssssss

 

[ningnangnong]

So if one of our players goes out drink driving, gets arrested, etc, we won't sack him?

Seems to be the standard we've set.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

im pretty sure after the toilet incident they know they can do pretty much anything, as long as ur a high profile player / employee

 

[Kaz]

Yet, If you bring back a girl to your room (Joel Clinton) you get fined $50,000.

 

[lynx000]

The penalty was about right for a first time drink drive offence even with that reading. The suspension of eight months was also within the sentencing range, I have seen lesser suspensions for similar readings. Re the conviction not being recorded, under section 12 of the Penalties and Sentences Act the court had a discretion as to whether a conviction was recorded or not. The relevant factors are:-
a) the nature of the offence; and
(b) the offender's character and age; and
(c) the impact that recording a conviction will have on the offender's--
(i) economic or social wellbeing; or
(ii) chances of finding employment.

(b) would have favoured Alfie, his solicitor obviously put forward a good argument about (c)(i) and (ii) so no great surprise for a first time offender that a conviction was not recorded.

 

[lynx000]

Re the above, the only point I was making is that he hasn't really been treated any differently to anyone else.

 

[Dexter]

Re the above, the only point I was making is that he hasn't really been treated any differently to anyone else.

Good points and exactly as it was explained by an independent Lawyer on the radio today.

I find it interesting that so many wanted Alf treated differently to a normal person, in that he should lose his job etc etc, but now they are blowing up because he hasn't ( in their eyes ) been treated the same as a normal person.

WTF?

 

[Bucking Beads]

im pretty sure after the toilet incident they know they can do pretty much anything, as long as ur a high profile player / employee

[icon_drun

 

[Emma]

You honestly think that pissing in public is worse than 3 blokes taking a girl (or vice versa, however it happened) into a public toilet for all sorts of shenanigans? Wow.

 

[Bucking Beads]

You honestly think that pissing in public is worse than 3 blokes taking a girl (or vice versa, however it happened) into a public toilet for all sorts of shenanigans? Wow.

 

[Bannermania]

Hahaha. Alfie's lawyer is a friend of mine. gooood stuff.

 

[OXY-351]

You honestly think that pissing in public is worse than 3 blokes taking a girl (or vice versa, however it happened) into a public toilet for all sorts of shenanigans? Wow.

What if you piss on her too?