Jevani Brown incoming (Now signed)

I really hope we can keep Collins because these two seem to be really linking up well in pre season and they know each other from a club before I think I read or heard the other day.
Our attack is shaping up nicely looking forward to the season.
UTG

I am dissapointed that some on here are trying to mitigate or even justify this guys actions which he has admitted to and accepted his guilt. However the club have signed him so we just have to hope that it works out. Hopefully Jevani is getting the help he needs and he can rebuild his reputation. Personally I think the club now need to make some sort of statement regarding this matter.

Yes.
I can understand that. Easy for me (being white) but there is something deeply satisfying in calling out racists and laughing at them, and more effective in my opinion.

There's zero evidence from the court reporting racism was a factor in this case. If posters want to continue raising that as an issue then post a link to where it was mentioned during this week's hearing, or simply accept it was never raised by Brown's brief during the hearing.

We know that and personally I find the post verdict comments dubious. However I was not subject to the comments made by these two women, and it is not denied that they did indeed make a comment. We can only guess at their motivation for doing so.

Not everything does get reported in detail. But it’s not as simple as that, is it. If it was, there would be two cases as the court clearly discussed Brown also being assaulted, yet the other party are not on trial. It was a clear escalation:
- Spiralling verbal abuse sparking reaction (non-chargeable, not discussed in detail)
- Response from Brown of spitting (chargeable, again not discussed in detail, disgusting but not physical violence)
- Response from 3rd person of pulling hair (chargeable, though as far as we know not being pursued, act of physical violence)
- Response from Brown of 2 slaps to face leaving red mark (chargeable, act of physical violence, slap not punch discussed in court)

A number of people are blurring some lines here. He’s accepted guilt and punishment for his part. It was a silly situation that could and should have been avoided. The other party have not been charged with abusive behaviour or assault despite the court describing this as the situation. They don’t go into detail therefore of the words, pressure of hair pull etc. I’ve seen people starting to add it was a “blind-sided” attack from Jevani Brown etc which I’ve also not seen in the court reporting. The speculation both ways is ridiculous. She said some thing very offensive, likely racist but not confirmed. He spat at her, the harshest possible reaction without physically striking. He is subsequently physically assaulted by hair being pulled. He slaps the person twice leaving a red mark. This is the info we have so let’s not embellish it either way.

The sisters comments on Twitter in the past have been shown to be far from what the CCTV and court have discussed or shown. I’d be surprised if there was much further comment from that part given how different her claims were, and those that pointed to that as decent info have seen the court completely disagree.

Let’s accept the courts info, move on, and accept that the decision made highlights a drunken night out where 3 people (at least) acted in a stupid and unnecessary manner which spiralled and escalated, yet wasn’t anything that really warranted a 5 month wait for a large court case if the compensation fees and sentence are anything to judge from.

I think it is time to lock this thread,surely everyone has said what they think by now,time to agree or disagree and move on.

a roundabout with no exit

Why?

Has someone complained to the mods? Or are some offended by the notion of free speech and the discussion of sensitive subjects?