Roosters’ Sandon Smith charged with negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm

[SamKerrSimp]

Agree. It’s the charges which are baffling, and light for Mam.

I'm surprised at his charges, I read that the little girl suffered a broken hip so in that case you'd think he would get charged with GBH (or whatever the QLD equivalent to a car accident causing injury is) but who knows, I didn't follow the case too closely so I don't know if that report was fake news but from the charges he has he probably won't even have a conviction recorded.

[King Salvo]

What do the Broncos have to do with Sandon Smith?

If you don't know the full details of the incidents - which one would sound worse

1. Negligent Driving Causing GBH - 2 Year Conditional Release Order

2. Drug and unlicenced driving and failing to maintain control of a vehicle

On face value Number 2 looks like the lesser incident if not knowing the full details.

News Articles are saying Mam could be stood down for 4 to 8 Games

[bondi paul]

What Mams court verdict and the NRL decide on Mam are separates.
If the court decide to go hard it likely the NRL will go soft but what’s certain that whatever the NRL decides eitherway it won’t be truly about Mam but more the case of how much revenue can be made by the media which the NRL get a percentage. The media and NRL have had weeks to figure out plan A and B.

[ism22]

"Has there ever been a finding of guilt against you".

"I was found to be at fault in a car accident".

Yeah then they'll Google his name and say 'you are not telling the whole story are you. This was not an accident... you confessed to negligent driving occasioning actual bodily harm... so why do you now tell me this was an accident and not negligent driving? How can I trust anything else you tell me now?'

Granted he's not likely to work in an industry that's gonna care. However the ones I'm thinking about don't appreciate people giving incomplete answers or obscuring facts. One would be better off coming clean and showing remorse.

Could also have travel implications (though again unlikely, IMO a finding of guilt against you is never a good thing... particularly when it's public like this).

[SamKerrSimp]

If you don't know the full details of the incidents - which one would sound worse

1. Negligent Driving Causing GBH - 2 Year Conditional Release Order

2. Drug and unlicenced driving and failing to maintain control of a vehicle

On face value Number 2 looks like the lesser incident if not knowing the full details.

News Articles are saying Mam could be stood down for 4 to 8 Games

The Broncos have nothing to do with Sandon Smith they're two separate incidents happening in two different states and Sandon Smith isn't getting suspended by the NRL because the Broncos are going to point at him and say that he should be suspended

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Haven't read all the comments and don't know is this has been mentioned. But did you see the news grab of Sandon leaving court being hounded by media. And one asked a question along the lines of " Sandon do you think its a good look for an athlete to cause injury to another person"....Seriously??

[Schooner]

Sandons record will be wiped clear without any mention of guilt when he completes his corrections order

[bondi.boy]

Yeah then they'll Google his name and say 'you are not telling the whole story are you. This was not an accident... you confessed to negligent driving occasioning actual bodily harm... so why do you now tell me this was an accident and not negligent driving? How can I trust anything else you tell me now?'

Granted he's not likely to work in an industry that's gonna care. However the ones I'm thinking about don't appreciate people giving incomplete answers or obscuring facts. One would be better off coming clean and showing remorse.

Could also have travel implications (though again unlikely, IMO a finding of guilt against you is never a good thing... particularly when it's public like this).

No conviction was recorded against him.
ie: has no criminal record.

Visa application for travel to America:
Do you have a criminal record?
His answer would/should be "No", surely.

[OMR]

No conviction was recorded against him.
ie: has no criminal record.

Visa application for travel to America:
Do you have a criminal record?
His answer would/should be "No", surely.

So true, and for Ism to miss that being a lawyer is sad really.

[Renman]

Mann today gets a six month driving suspension and an $850 fine. What a "ucken stitch up. No police corruption going on here... please move on.

[JAF]

Mann today gets a six month driving suspension and an $850 fine. What a "ucken stitch up. No police corruption going on here... please move on.

Are they for real??
As Toovey once said, “there needs to be an investigation!!”

Will the NRL have the guts to suspend this guy or just sweep it under the carpet?

[HunchoRooster]

Mann today gets a six month driving suspension and an $850 fine. What a "ucken stitch up. No police corruption going on here... please move on.

Disgusting. The NRL need to do the right thing and wipe him out for at least half a season.

I'm just shocked we haven't had the public voice of reason and compassion, Jonathan Thurston out in force advocating for monster ban in this case.

[Waylander]

Mann today gets a six month driving suspension and an $850 fine. What a "ucken stitch up. No police corruption going on here... please move on.

That's F'ing appalling. Damn I hope Karma comes knocking on his door sometime very soon.

[Vasco]

I'm surprised at his charges, I read that the little girl suffered a broken hip so in that case you'd think he would get charged with GBH (or whatever the QLD equivalent to a car accident causing injury is) but who knows, I didn't follow the case too closely so I don't know if that report was fake news but from the charges he has he probably won't even have a conviction recorded.

Pearce copped 8 weeks and a $140,000 fine. What a farce.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Mann today gets a six month driving suspension and an $850 fine. What a "ucken stitch up. No police corruption going on here... please move on.

That's a fkn disgrace. We've seen the two-tier policing in this country writ large since October last year. It obviously depends on race and ethnicity as to how you are treated under the law.