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Mick's My Favourite
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
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Breaking news on the footy show tonight will be that the charges against Milne and Montagna have been dropped and they can walk away free. |
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labrooy
Joined: 18 Sep 2003 Location: Toowoomba, Qld
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Its par for the course with rape allegations. Unless they can provide some additional evidence apart from the girl's stories it would be impossible to proceed with the charge. |
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne
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Of course, it's open slather on raping women.
We must be in the middle east, womens rights don't matter.
No wonder most of the women don't come forward, who can blame them. |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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It doesn't appear to have broken anywhere else, so what are your sources? .. no response, but I did find this source.....
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,9489694-23209,00.html
Saints cleared of rape: TV
May 6, 2004
ST KILDA AFL players Stephen Milne and Leigh Montagna will be cleared of rape allegations, according to a television report.
Channel Nine tonight reported the duo will not be charged, following a police investigation.
St Kilda officials would not comment, with the club saying it was seeking confirmation from police.
A police spokesman said: "We have not been officially advised by the Director of Public Prosecutions on the outcome of this matter, nor have we advised the victim."
AAP _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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Mick's My Favourite
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
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Jacqui
I was talking to Eddie tonight as part of preproduction for the Footy show
and it will be the top story
Milne and Montagna have been acquited like the Sydney Bulldogs players |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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Thanks MPF.
I know Milne's brother, and for their sake I'm glad, however, as a female, i feel for the woman involved in this and wonder why these AFL/NRL players all get off without any repurcussions, the women involved, have repurcussions on a daily basis.
So much for Womens' Week in Football _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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RitchieColeRocks
Joined: 29 Jul 2003
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Innocent until proven guilty, unfortunatly it's how the law works, but I think it's the only fair system.
It's definatly a good thing that it didn't go to court whilst the evidence was not sustained, because this way if something comes up it can be re-opened, I think it's the fair way to go FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED _________________ "Carn the Pies" |
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Dr Alf Andrews
Fitzroy Victoria Bowling Club
Joined: 20 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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They're either innocent or they're above the law ...
... and I guess we'll never know.
Pity.
I was looking forward to that smart-arse little prick, Milne, spending the prime of his sporting life playing for the jail footy team.
Quite apart from the guilt or innocence in this particular case ... it really annoys me how footballers generally get away with all sorts of stuff because they're footballers.
They really are above the law. _________________ Line and Length ... Line and Length ... Line and Length |
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne
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They are not acquitted; there simply is not enough evidence for a conviction as far as the DPP goes.
It's a green light for players to abuse women as there is no way they will be found guilty.
As far as women go, it's a shame many will have to live with being violated against their will and no wonder many of these victims suicide. |
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The Prototype
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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CQ
ambitious that
Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb
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Dr Alf Andrews wrote: | They're either innocent or they're above the law ...
... and I guess we'll never know.
Pity.
I was looking forward to that smart-arse little prick, Milne, spending the prime of his sporting life playing for the jail footy team.
Quite apart from the guilt or innocence in this particular case ... it really annoys me how footballers generally get away with all sorts of stuff because they're footballers.
They really are above the law. |
yeh i reckon that too, they get away with so many things!
even tho they have the spotlight on them and if they do something wrong everyone seems to know about it, but it seems we all find out and nothing really happens to them after that! |
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Blanch
Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!
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Would the ladies have come forward if they weren't footballers, knowingly drawing a big media spectacle?
Would the ladies have even been with the boys if they weren't footballers?
We'll never know and because we'll never know the circumstances we probably shouldn't try to judge one way or the other. I could paint a picture that makes the boys look disgraceful, and I could also paint a picture that totally disgraces the women......which one is true (if either of them)?
The only facts we have to go on are that Milne and Montagna won't be charged. Lack or evidence could mean they are totally innocent so let's cut the boys some slack. _________________ My oxygen is Collingwood. Without it I die.
All WA Magpies join the Western Magpies now:
http://www.westernmagpies.com
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Dark Lord
He's back...
Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Location: Parts Unknown
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Mick plays favourites wrote: | Milne and Montagna get off - scott free. |
Ok, so Milne and Montagna got off, but who's Scott? _________________ "There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says, fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again." - Oscar Wilde |
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piedys
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Resident Forum Psychopath since 2003
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Dark Lord wrote: | Mick plays favourites wrote: | Milne and Montagna get off - scott free. |
Ok, so Milne and Montagna got off, but who's Scott? |
Umm... Scott Connections?
Dyso |
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i_luv_tarkyn!
Dream Big!
Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne
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Quote: | Would the ladies have come forward if they weren't footballers, knowingly drawing a big media spectacle? |
Nobody knows who the ladies were.
If anything these ladies gave confidence to other women affected by sexual misconduct by footballers to come forward. It caused us as football followers to look at a culture which may sink into further disrepute if this behaviour of a minority of players continues.
luv jess _________________ LIVESTRONG |
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