Tamou out for game 2

[jamesgould]

He won't be playing for the Cowboys before Origin though, that's what I'm saying. Yes he could of but he didn't.

Yeah, I was saying that if he hasn't drunk driven, then he would have been playing for the Cowboys this week. He could have got injured and missed Origin. So the Origin payment can't be considered a fine, because it was never guaranteed money. It may never have happened no matter what happened.

For the record, I still agree with Sterlo that a six to eight week suspension would have been appropriate. There's few more disgusting acts in society than drunk driving.

 

[packo]

Is that true? I know in NZ judges will take into account the individual's circumstances before handing down penalties. I wouldn't have thought there would be much point handing down a maximum charge when it's going to bankrupt someone, or a small charge when it will be small change for a richie.

People's circumstances are taken into consideration. No one is treated equally in Australia and we are so soft on crime, believe me.

A magistrate isn't going to fine a mother
On the pension with three children the same as a single male with no children.

When a defendant has plead guilty they will put their two cents in so they try and weasel out of a
Fine, or community service etc.

Someone who has a full time job is not going to 100 hours community service? A dead **** with no money will but.

Like I said earlier, magistrate probably won't fine, might
Convict him and make him undertake some drink drinking classes etc

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Your way off cowboyman

 

[cowboyman]

People's circumstances are taken into consideration. No one is treated equally in Australia and we are so soft on crime, believe me.

A magistrate isn't going to fine a mother
On the pension with three children the same as a single male with no children.

When a defendant has plead guilty they will put their two cents in so they try and weasel out of a
Fine, or community service etc.

Someone who has a full time job is not going to 100 hours community service? A dead **** with no money will but.

Like I said earlier, magistrate probably won't fine, might
Convict him and make him undertake some drink drinking classes etc

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Your way off cowboyman

We shall wait and see but I got no doubt that he won't get fined more then $6600 which as stated is the maximum monetary fine as it will set a new precedent. Thus meaning the NRL fine of $20k is a very big fine indeed then take into account of the Origin match payment of $30k.

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For the record, I still agree with Sterlo that a six to eight week suspension would have been appropriate. There's few more disgusting acts in society than drunk driving.

I agree with that but if your going to suspend someone for that long you can't double dip and then slap a massive fine on him as well. The NRL has done this wrong if Henry is to be believed in that they worked with the NRL straight away came to an agreement and then Smith decided to slap a $20k fine on him an hour later. What use is the ''integrity unit'' when Smith decides to just overrule it on the first occasion.

 

[packo]

We shall wait and see but I got no doubt that he won't get fined more then $6600 which as stated is the maximum monetary fine as it will set a new precedent. Thus meaning the NRL fine of $20k is a very big fine indeed then take into account of the Origin match payment of $30k.

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I agree with that but if your going to suspend someone for that long you can't double dip and then slap a massive fine on him as well. The NRL has done this wrong if Henry is to be believed in that they worked with the NRL straight away came to an agreement and then Smith decided to slap a $20k fine on him an hour later. What use is the ''integrity unit'' when Smith decides to just overrule it on the first occasion.

There are recidivist drink drivers out there. 4 time about 1200 in the space of 12 months

 

[Junior11]

Sick of hearing how he's missing out on the 30k from Origin, he shouldn't have been dumb enough to drink and drive as dangerously as he did a week or 2 before Origin. He was always going to risk suspension, it's no-one's fault but his. He got what he deserves and he's lucky it wasn't any worse.

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That's b*llsh*t mate, we are in a country where everyone gets treated equally no matter how much money the offender has. Ever heard of the word 'precedent'. The next time an average joe gets done for what Tamou did and by some chance the business/company where he works gets brought up do you expect that person to be stood down for 2 weeks, get a $20k straight up fine and lose the chance to earn another $30k and all this before he confronts the courts?

You're quite thick if you think everyone gets the same fine no matter how much you earn. As a famous, professional footballer who's earning half a million a year, he has a responsibility to not break the law and bring the game into disrepute. He's getting fined more than the average joe because if you weren't aware, he isn't an average joe.

 

[rhugh89]

Suspended and fined for DUI offence - James Tamou to appeal penalty

• JOSH MASSOUD
• THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
• JUNE 22, 2013 12:00AM

North Queensland prop James Tamou will appeal his severe punishment for a high-range drink driving offence. Picture: Harding Fiona Source: The Courier-Mail

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THE NRL has been hit with an appeal on behalf of suspended Cowboys prop James Tamou, who has questioned the process that led to his severe punishment for high-range drink driving.


The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) yesterday sent a letter to NRL boss Dave Smith on Tamou's behalf, protesting the axed NSW player's treatment.Tamou was given five working days to respond to his breach notice, which included a two-game ban and $20,000 fine.The 24-year-old has accepted the ban - which effectively constitutes a $30,000 fine in lieu of missing his Origin II match payment - was appropriate.But it's understood neither he, the Cowboys nor the RLPA are satisfied with the $20,000 fine being imposed after the NRL Integrity Unit had initially arrived at a two-match suspension.It was later revealed that Smith threw his weight into the process, demanding Tamou be fined an extra amount after the player and Cowboys officials were informed of the initial punishment.When contacted last night, RLPA boss David Garnsey refused to detail the contents of the letter he'd sent on Tamou's behalf."I can confirm we've sent a letter on behalf of James," Garnsey said. "But I'm not at liberty to reveal the details."

Tamou's manager Sam Ayoub also declined to comment. But public remarks from both Tamou and Cowboys officials indicate they do not agree with Smith's move to whack him with an additional financial penalty.In his first and only interview since blowing 0.197 - nearly four times over the limit - while driving through Townsville unlicensed on 10 April, Tamou was contrite.But he only expressed support for the ban. "To miss Origin hurts big time," Tamou told The Courier Mail. "I'll cop the ban. I let a lot of people down, not just in football. If anything, this will only make me stronger as a person and I can't wait to get back."Under its rules, Smith must re-consider the punishment. Should it stand, Tamou can approach the NRL appeals committee.He's due to return to the field next Sunday night against Cronulla in Townsville.



http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...o-appeal-penalty/story-fni3g8pa-1226667834320