Bail Conditions.

[Bewlay Bros]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/ 7172396.stm


Am I missing something????

Now when I studied law, there were two bail conditions which may apply to the above link.

One bailed to attend court, or bailed to re-attend a police station (Both in pace).

I know there are exceptions if not charged that bail condtions can still be applied.

If charged, bail conditions are pretty straightforward and are added to a seperate sheet typed out by a fresh faced copper and agreed by the custody sergeant.

Now, please inform me if I am being ignorant but why does it take a a probably �400 per hour lawyer to check the above.

If he is not allowed to play it will clearly say in plain English with no flashy legal lingo. For example.

"Do not contact witnesses"
"Do not leave the country"
"Do not play for Newcastle Utd fottball club"

It really is that simple.

Please enlighten me, why this has made the news when we know the witnesses are not other footballers.

[fredpuli47]

He was bailed by the Crown Court judge. He'd been reused bail before.The key condition is that he was to reside in The Sporting Chance Clinic, a clinic for alcoholics and addicts. What the club is fussing about is whether that condition means that he is to remain in the clinic 24/7 or whether it's to be read as an ordinary condition of residence, whereby he could come and go as he wished provided that he slept and lived at the address given. 'Ex abundante cautela' (as they say in Newcastle), 'being extremely careful' the club has sent its lawyers to clarify this. If it's 24/7 residence the judge might permit him a variation allowing him to travel and play in matches, a condition which would certainly have strict terms about how he travelled and the hours he was allowed out etc. The judge must have granted the bail he did because he felt ,and may well have been so addressed by the lawyer in the bail application , that this man needed treatment and should be somewhere where he couldn't get out and get alcoholic drink or any other addictive substance.

[tufty7]

Right , suspected for whatever , bailed to a refuge for addiction for whatever, Judge is impressed by reports on his behaviour sent by the refuge and says he is a changed man , low or no sentance to follow or kick a football around with some underpriviledged kids for 200 hours FFS!

WTF!!! Footballers have there own laws, do not forget the victim in all this , put him back in the slammer teach the tw*t a lesson, his money cannot buy respect or common sense and he doesn't realise how fortunate he is.