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The RLPA are complaining that players are coming under financial stress by being fined and not being suspended.
They want the fines to be proportionate to the salary of the player.
Firstly, these players are professional but are still citizens.
Just like a civil offence, if you do the crime, you do the time.
When I was young I did some dumb things and got done for DUI.
The first time this happened the judge took into account that I was on minimum wage and gave me more licence suspension time and a small fine that I could pay off.
Was that enough to deter me from doing the crime again.
NO!
I was did the unthinkable and got done again and this time a higher reading.
The sentence was the reverse. I was hit with a huge fine.
The later sentence must have hit home because I haven't had problems with the law for the rest of my life.
The point I'm trying to make is I sort of agree that monetary penalties for players could put strain on a family.
So I would agree that the penalties should initially be suited to the players situation and not by a dollar sliding scale for the offence grading.
We've lately seen players like JWH and Nelson Asoffa... commit offences, elbows to the face etc, that they are continually committing each week.
They are getting good coin so why should the club and the supporters put up with having their best players sit out games through suspensions. They should be hit in the hip pocket.
Another issue is, how do you stop clubs paying for fines. Why do I say this.... it's because it seems repeat offenders who have been targeted and getting off with fines are from big rich clubs 🤔
Maybe clubs should be fined for having repeat offenders in the club running amok.
There is a fine line between wanting to see gladiators in action and seeing someone being serious injured. This problem is really a damned if you do and damned if you don't.
They want the fines to be proportionate to the salary of the player.
Firstly, these players are professional but are still citizens.
Just like a civil offence, if you do the crime, you do the time.
When I was young I did some dumb things and got done for DUI.
The first time this happened the judge took into account that I was on minimum wage and gave me more licence suspension time and a small fine that I could pay off.
Was that enough to deter me from doing the crime again.
NO!
I was did the unthinkable and got done again and this time a higher reading.
The sentence was the reverse. I was hit with a huge fine.
The later sentence must have hit home because I haven't had problems with the law for the rest of my life.
The point I'm trying to make is I sort of agree that monetary penalties for players could put strain on a family.
So I would agree that the penalties should initially be suited to the players situation and not by a dollar sliding scale for the offence grading.
We've lately seen players like JWH and Nelson Asoffa... commit offences, elbows to the face etc, that they are continually committing each week.
They are getting good coin so why should the club and the supporters put up with having their best players sit out games through suspensions. They should be hit in the hip pocket.
Another issue is, how do you stop clubs paying for fines. Why do I say this.... it's because it seems repeat offenders who have been targeted and getting off with fines are from big rich clubs 🤔
Maybe clubs should be fined for having repeat offenders in the club running amok.
There is a fine line between wanting to see gladiators in action and seeing someone being serious injured. This problem is really a damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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