Benji Marshall involved in late-night incident

[biggest_tigers_fan]

I dont believe Benji is in the wrong.
If i were to go up to the pub and make a racial slur against a (just an example) kiwi and then get belted for it, whos at fault? Him for reacting to racism or myself for saying it? I can guarantee that 9 out of 10 people would say you should of kept your mouth shut.
By the sounds of things this imbo opened his mouth and couldnt back it up.
100% behind Benji and im sure that the Tigers will be too

x2 benji has a good track record and he ll be fine 😛ray: 😛ray:

 

[biggest_tigers_fan]

intersted to see what action NRL take in relation to this.
Todd carney did not get suspended for his indiscretion, so why should Benji !!!!

We need a like button :bulb:

 

[westTAHger]

now that Benji has to attend court, it would be good to see the other party charged with , offensive language/behaviour.
then watch what happens.

 

[Joel Helmes]

I wonder, for Benji to be charged did the alleged victim have to press charges??

 

[Guest]

I wonder, for Benji to be charged did the alleged victim have to press charges??

He made a complaint that he was punched in the mouth. Benji admitted he did punch him in the mouth, therefore NSW Police are entitled, and obligated to charge Marshall unless the complainant does not wish to take it further, which is not the case at this stage.

What remains to be seen is whether the complaint sticks and whether Marshall and his legal team fight the charge, which in this case I would expect they'll fight it given the circumstances.

 

[tigh]

april 20 thats 6 weeks into the season that we'll have this hanging over our head. its all very disappointing

That is until the first mention date. At that appearance, Benji will either plead guilty or not guilty. If he pleades not guilty, it will be set down for hearing about 3 months further down the track. If he pleads guilty, it will be dealt with there and then.

My advice, plead guilty with an explanation. Considering the actual bodily harm involves a split lip - this is at the very minor end of the scale when it comes to ABH. An early guilty plea will bring about a lesser penalty. He can argue the racial abuse (and there will be no opportunity for the prosecution to argue against this) As a clean skin, he will probably cop a fine and a good behavior bond. ALl finalised in 6 weeks. A please of not guilty could drag on for 2 months or more, and will involve a massive media circus.

Plead guilty - get it over and done with.

Good luck son.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I'm more worried about Gallops reactionary penalty than the charges against Benji.

 

[westTAHger]

I wonder, for Benji to be charged did the alleged victim have to press charges??

once he has made a complaint to police, they have to follow it up.
otherwise, the victim could complain then the investigating police themselves could end up being charged with neglect of duty. which can snowball into them being dismissed from their job.
so regardless of who the "alleged" offender is, once complaint made, they are interviewed, charged and put before the judicial system.
then its up to magistrate to decide.

 

[tiger05]

now that Benji has to attend court, it would be good to see the other party charged with , offensive language/behaviour.
then watch what happens.

If this is the case then he should be charged. I don't see why if Benji has been charged the other party has not been charged.

 

[roarr]

The guy raised 250k for childrens cancer research that very same night. I wish the papers/ch 9 would run a lead story on that every time he does it.
The only other thing, this has happened (been provoked, racially even) at least 1000 times to benji over the last 5 years and he has been the bigger man 99% of the time. What was it that made him react to this particular idiot?

 

[innsaneink]

I wonder, for Benji to be charged did the alleged victim have to press charges??

He made a complaint that he was punched in the mouth. **Benji admitted he did punch him in the mouth**, therefore NSW Police are entitled, and obligated to charge Marshall unless the complainant does not wish to take it further, which is not the case at this stage.

What remains to be seen is whether the complaint sticks and whether Marshall and his legal team fight the charge, which in this case I would expect they'll fight it given the circumstances.

I havent read a word on this from Benji.
Tauber stupidly opened his trap stating Marshall 'tapped him'

 

[bbobb]

I fully support Benji in this and while he was clearly provoked as a member i am more concerned that this could have had a very different ending. How did Benji know that this was going to end in one punch? What if the anal crater spoiling for a fight could actually throw 'em or had training in a martial art and wanted to prove himself? He could have made a mess of Benji and really hurt him- and that scares me more than any media beatup!! Also it just goes to show that nothing good comes out of anything that happens after 2 a.m.

 

[PYMBLEPETE]

I wonder, for Benji to be charged did the alleged victim have to press charges??

He made a complaint that he was punched in the mouth. **Benji admitted he did punch him in the mouth**, therefore NSW Police are entitled, and obligated to charge Marshall unless the complainant does not wish to take it further, which is not the case at this stage.

What remains to be seen is whether the complaint sticks and whether Marshall and his legal team fight the charge, which in this case I would expect they'll fight it given the circumstances.

I havent read a word on this from Benji.
Tauber stupidly opened his trap stating Marshall 'tapped him'

II

Ink apparently (but who knows) the guy presented with a facial injury. Better to admit what happened and play it by the rules than to try and deny it.
There can be surely no action on this by the NRL. They have suspended players for racial abuse - the racial abuser that is (no doubt after retaliation) so that would appear to be the exact scenario here.

 

[mtd]

So it's Benji's fault for exercising his right in a free country to go and get a burger. :wtf

come on pal, he shouldn't have been there. someone with his profile should know a place like mcdonalds in the city at that time is going to be packed with drunks. its walking into trouble.

 

[citizen_cub]

What a **[edited by mods]** joke. I mean, has anybody in the media stopped to think that Marshall was actually the one who was provoked? The guy has just been named as the new 'face of the NRL' and was coming back from a function to do with raising funds for children's cancer foundations, I mean is the guy really going to look for a fight? It's a joke, this could now have a detrimental affect on our playing group and preparation, knowing that their key player may not be playing in the first match of the season and is up for assault. I hope it doesn't have a similar affect to what happened with Manly in '09, when Brett Stewart was charged, missed the first four games and subsequently Manly lost those four games.

 

[innsaneink]

Errr I didnt say anything about denying…...I think its better to keep your trap shut and let a legal mouthpiece do all the talking, you just get yourself in bigger do-do telling the cops, and in Taubers case the media, stories, they often encourage one to continue on...even sometimes resulting in people saying things they dont mean to say.

 

[Mrs_T]

Just heard them say on a ch. 10 newsbreak that the future football career of Benji Marshall is in doubt. :wtf

Are they for real? What gives them the right to say such rubbish?

 

[guesty123]

i know i may be wrong here but, for marshall to respond i reckon something else was said, the first time i reckon they went on saying shit such as black c*** and go back to NZ etc, but when they realized that wasn't working i reckon one of em said something about his GF which lead to the response, i may be wrong but that's my prediction.

If Marshall gets suspended for this i will be extremely surprised, maybe if alcohol was an influence in the event it may be a different story but i can see alot of nrl greats, and others getting behind him and supporting him.

 

[mtd]

Just heard them say on a ch. 10 newsbreak that the future football career of Benji Marshall is in doubt. :wtf

Are they for real? What gives them the right to say such rubbish?

yeh just the drama, should find out more next few days

 

[underdog]

Just heard them say on a ch. 10 newsbreak that the future football career of Benji Marshall is in doubt. :wtf

Are they for real? What gives them the right to say such rubbish?

yeh just the drama, should find out more next few days

channel ten haven't had their two cents, so this is how they catch up.

nine broke the news

seven added the whole hes now been charged.

ten didn't have any scoops and as usual sat on their hands when a story was starting to boilover, so they threw that line in for good measure.