Morkel
International Captain
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- Jan 25, 2013
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God I’m so sick of hearing about this.
Lodge quite obviously did the wrong thing. There’s absolutely no debating that, but 1.6 million in damages is ridiculous.
The prosecutors offered a plea deal, he took it. They imposed a fine and allowed him to leave the country. They want him to pay it back, but he’s not allowed to use ‘his trade’ to do it. Get absolutely fucked.
If those people think they deserve 1.6 million dollars for that they’re kidding themselves. US settlements have no business being discussed outside the US because everyone knows they’re ridiculous.
I hate that they’re now using the child as media leverage as well. He can’t sleep etc. Whether that’s true or not - it’s irrelevant. It’s just the media being ****s.
Then there’s the people saying “player x did this and he’s not allowed back”. Well - player x also had 10 fucking chances. Rehabilitation works. You can’t just pick and choose who gets it and who doesn’t.
How will that $1.6 million help their child sleep better or get over any mental trauma? It’s a fucking joke.
“We think we deserve a massive lottery payout just like everyone else who has ever had anything bad happen, that way we can soothe our mental anguish with a bigger house, bigger car, some expensive holidays and a shit-tonne of blowing cash on stupid fuckery, eventually blowing it all and being more depressed than ever when we have to return to 9-5 jobs, hooked on drugs and lament why money didn’t make us happy like we thought it would”.