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 Stuk  Top half 17 Apr 18 3.24pm |
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Originally posted by croydon proud
It is, but madness still the same! Well in this case they wouldn't have been able to fine him so much if he wasn't earning so much. To put it into context Kirsty Gallagher got fined £85 for the same offence. Yaya Toure got fined £54K after some "creative accounting" informed the court that that was his weekly earnings.
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| Stuk Top half 17 Apr 18 3.30pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
People should have to re-take the test before getting their license back. If Darron Gibson was made to after losing it the first time, he may still be employed and not (possibly) on his way to jail. I'm inclined to agree when you're two to three times the limit rather than borderline. Who knows if it would've made a difference to Gibson? You can bet he'd have got his license back again anyway as footballers love to splash out on, and drive, expensive cars.
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| Harpo Oxfordshire 17 Apr 18 3.40pm |
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Originally posted by the.universal
I thing I they seem like pretty sound guys in general, although drink driving is not good obvs. It makes me sad to see so much envy against successful people in this country. Does talking successful people down make some people feel better about their own inadequacies or lack of personal fulfilment I wonder? Ant and/or Dec did very well with what they have, good luck to em. I'm not envious of either of them.
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Pussay Patrol  17 Apr 18 3.58pm |
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Don't see why they need to do a retest, their ability to drive is not under scrutiny just their carelessness and what they earn doesn't make any difference either just an irrelevant circumstance of the person. I think the damage to integrity and reputation as a public figure does far more damage than any financial penalty
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| Badger11 Beckenham 18 Apr 18 8.14am |
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In the tabloids today the lawyer "Mr Loophole" claims that the police and courts botched it and that Ant got off likely. This coming from a man whose has spun his public profile on getting footballers who were guilty of speeding off on technicalities. His hypocrisy is breathtaking personally I think Ant's punishment was fair you have to take into account the impact on his career, public humiliation and his acknowledgement of his guilt. The later is something I assume Mr Loophole does not encourage his clients to own up to.
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| Painter Croydon 18 Apr 18 8.46am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
In the tabloids today the lawyer "Mr Loophole" claims that the police and courts botched it and that Ant got off likely. This coming from a man whose has spun his public profile on getting footballers who were guilty of speeding off on technicalities. His hypocrisy is breathtaking personally I think Ant's punishment was fair you have to take into account the impact on his career, public humiliation and his acknowledgement of his guilt. The later is something I assume Mr Loophole does not encourage his clients to own up to. They wouldn't be employed if they didn't defend blatantly guilty people, its their job not hypocrisy.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 18 Apr 18 9.06am |
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Originally posted by Painter
They wouldn't be employed if they didn't defend blatantly guilty people, its their job not hypocrisy. I don't have a problem with him defending guilty people we are all entitled to justice. I have a problem with him mouthing off to the papers that Ant got away with it. I bet he wouldn't have said that if Ant was his client. This was just a naked publicity stunt, that's the hypocrisy.
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| shortbutt Solihull 18 Apr 18 9.08am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I think his punishment was fair and kudus to him unlike many footballers he attended court and publicly apologised. I wish him well in his recovery. I am familiar with the ravages of drug and alcohol addictions and the helplessness it can cause. Nonetheless, it can never be used as an excuse for the consequences it has on others. I am therefore pleased that he has publicly apologised. He was very fortunate that no-one was seriously hurt or killed. I am no fan of Ant (or Dec), but hope that he has now reached his “rock bottom” and can embark on the path to recovery. Edited by shortbutt (18 Apr 2018 9.09am)
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| Badger11 Beckenham 18 Apr 18 9.30am |
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Originally posted by shortbutt
I am familiar with the ravages of drug and alcohol addictions and the helplessness it can cause. Nonetheless, it can never be used as an excuse for the consequences it has on others. I am therefore pleased that he has publicly apologised. He was very fortunate that no-one was seriously hurt or killed. I am no fan of Ant (or Dec), but hope that he has now reached his “rock bottom” and can embark on the path to recovery. Edited by shortbutt (18 Apr 2018 9.09am) I agree with the above I am 18 months into my sobriety so maybe I am more sympathetic to Mr Ant than he deserves. Recognition that you have a problem is the first step to recovery I wish him well. I still don't like him or the other one.
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| Stuk Top half 18 Apr 18 11.25am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
In the tabloids today the lawyer "Mr Loophole" claims that the police and courts botched it and that Ant got off likely. This coming from a man whose has spun his public profile on getting footballers who were guilty of speeding off on technicalities. His hypocrisy is breathtaking personally I think Ant's punishment was fair you have to take into account the impact on his career, public humiliation and his acknowledgement of his guilt. The later is something I assume Mr Loophole does not encourage his clients to own up to. Alex Ferguson really did have the s***s though! This bloke just got Paddy McGuinness off of a charge, after he'd already pleaded guilty to it.
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Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 18 Apr 18 5.49pm |
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The 'sentence' of 3 days wages and a driving ban seems appropriate. Until you consider that fact that the BBC will pick up his expenses tab and pay for his taxi's while he is banned from driving. He won't lose a penny. TV licence payers will cover the cost
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| the.universal 18 Apr 18 6.56pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
The 'sentence' of 3 days wages and a driving ban seems appropriate. Until you consider that fact that the BBC will pick up his expenses tab and pay for his taxi's while he is banned from driving. He won't lose a penny. TV licence payers will cover the cost £130k would be pre-tax, so more like a week’s wages in take home terms. And he works for ITV.
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