Are footballers exempt from the law?

[d9f1c7]

http://news.sky.com/h...news/article/16233757
If I did this in the high st I'd be prosecuted for Assault/ ABH so why is this thug not being prosecuted?

[doctordb]

would you want the police to be involved in just this case or every other game of football, rugby or other sports that it regularly happens in.

[Zeuhl]

Glad

there is also plenty of video evidence of players 'simulating'

with that sort of track record, how will the court be able to prove in these sort of cases that significant contact took place.

It is a game of physical contact and the regular play of every game features contact between players that would not be tolerated outside of that context.

[sir.prize]

Elvis - this is why Barton won't be sacked

http://www.thesun.co....-boy-Joey-Barton.html

[tonyav]

Even if he was to get the sack some other club would still sighn him imo.

[doctordb]

won't be long before 'big sam' puts in a bid.