So why is the guy who filmed MP protected.

[Waerea-Beast!]

Maligned by the idiots and well respected by the coaching staff. It is no surprise.

I personally haven't been critical of him. But many others have.

[eddie]

I personally haven't been critical of him. But many others have.

That's cool.
I'm one of BAW's idiots.

[Arties Pie]

Maligned by the idiots and well respected by the coaching staff. It is no surprise.

Coaches and fans have different goals, the coach has to manage the men in the team, to try to get the optimal performance from each and every player. By your logic Brett Finch had the support of the coaching staff and was not a fan favourite so your saying that the fans were idiots for questioning the coaches opinion. The coach doesn't have to like who he work's for as in Johns and come and goes with the success and failure of the team, in short it's a job.
Fans on the other hand support the club and at times the players that play for the club, remember for most of the players it's just a job for them as well.

[mightyrooster]

Because the media paid him money for the footage. If the media outed everyone who gives them 'hot' footage they'd have no-one willing to give them 'hot' footage in the future.

[Johnny.]

So much for Omertà.

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[Johnny Tobin]

We still have graduates of Mason University that went on to do honours in Carneyomics.

[Johnny.]

We still have graduates of Mason University that went on to do honours in Carneyomics.

You sir, are a wordsmith sir.

[Johnny Tobin]

You sir, are a wordsmith sir.

Fanks

[Guest]

So much for Omertà.

A truly forgotten custom in the modern age. Sadly.

[eddie]

We still have graduates of Mason University that went on to do honours in Carneyomics.

Professor Pearce graduated a while ago now.

Hope he's taking care of the new intake?

[ism22]

My thought in this situation (based purely on the media, so an unreliable opinion at best) is that he's arguably protected because:
- We don't have a tort of privacy in Australia... so Pearce can't sue him (no breach of copyright because the kid filmed it and maybe not a 'breach of confidence' in equity)
- The content's not illegal. Although... arguably it is? It shows what is arguably sexual assault and bestiality. But I mean... what's Pearce gonna do, call the cops, ask them to charge him with bestiality and ask them to also film the video guy. I think the cops are likely of the view that nothing illegal happened, and Pearce was just being a drunken tool (who has already been punished by mass-embarrassment, which is more than any court coulda done). Probably a good thing for Pearce because remember... Fergo got charged for grabbing a girl who didn't want to be touched. The cops have discretion in such matters, and it doesn't look like the girl wanted him charged (she just wanted him out).
- Maybe he does have a civil cause of action, I dunno. I mean, should he apply for a $25,000 injunction so that the kid can't spend the $25k? He could then spend a boot load on legal fees and spend 12-24 months arguing it, and possibly be in the paper every day during that time. Or... he could say 'I'm a millionaire so don't need $25k... how about I just move on and put this all behind me'. It's a 24/7 news cycle and people will forget about it the quicker he moves on.

Ironically in the case pearse v pearse, the judge remarked that '[t]ruth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely - may be pursued too keenly - may cost too much'. Maybe Pearce could hound this guy down and try to get that $25,000... but it's not a lot of money for him. IMO he likely just wants less media attention, to play footy again (which will require a lot of grovelling to the NRL) and to move on from this incident ASAP.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

My thought in this situation (based purely on the media, so an unreliable opinion at best) is that he's arguably protected because:
- We don't have a tort of privacy in Australia... so Pearce can't sue him (no breach of copyright because the kid filmed it and maybe not a 'breach of confidence' in equity)
- The content's not illegal. Although... arguably it is? It shows what is arguably sexual assault and bestiality. But I mean... what's Pearce gonna do, call the cops, ask them to charge him with bestiality and ask them to also film the video guy. I think the cops are likely of the view that nothing illegal happened, and Pearce was just being a drunken tool (who has already been punished by mass-embarrassment, which is more than any court coulda done). Probably a good thing for Pearce because remember... Fergo got charged for grabbing a girl who didn't want to be touched. The cops have discretion in such matters, and it doesn't look like the girl wanted him charged (she just wanted him out).
- Maybe he does have a civil cause of action, I dunno. I mean, should he apply for a $25,000 injunction so that the kid can't spend the $25k? He could then spend a boot load on legal fees and spend 12-24 months arguing it, and possibly be in the paper every day during that time. Or... he could say 'I'm a millionaire so don't need $25k... how about I just move on and put this all behind me'. It's a 24/7 news cycle and people will forget about it the quicker he moves on.

Ironically in the case pearse v pearse, the judge remarked that '[t]ruth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely - may be pursued too keenly - may cost too much'. Maybe Pearce could hound this guy down and try to get that $25,000... but it's not a lot of money for him. IMO he likely just wants less media attention, to play footy again (which will require a lot of grovelling to the NRL) and to move on from this incident ASAP.

When you're not trying to be the forums shockjock and test the boundaries of moral outrage, you can piece together a pretty decent read ism22.