Inu

I think worse than defending his convicted mate is the fact he's had a pop at the victim!

Not seen it as not on Instagram but doesn't sound good from what you guys above are saying (any chance someone can post the details or is that breaking some sort of rule?).

One thing Social Media does is often highlight what we don't know about people. I guess Inu has always come across as a great guy, well liked by his peers and fans alike. What they're like in their private lives is something completely different I guess in a lot of cases.

We've seen previous players pull on the Salford shirt who have been accused/convicted of various misdemeanours and it's difficult to know where to draw a line and show acceptance. As humans we're designed to make mistakes, some just make them more often than others and don't learn from them or show any remorse. We're also blinded by loyalty to friends/family and it's difficult to turn your back on someone I guess (and often not the right thing to do).

I'm sure we've all wrongly defended mates in the past due to loyalty (although as I've got older I've definitely learnt to put aside loyalties if I know they're in the wrong). It's just dumb to do something like that on Social Media where everyone can see it, especially if you're in the public eye. I won't even claim to know anything about the Hayne case but as said above convictions are rare in sexual assault cases so evidence must have been damning.

Nope, make me appreciate the good times more 😁

freedom of speech is fine. Freedom from consequences of that speech is not.

A lot of people mistake freedom of speech to mean freedom to do as they like, from consequences. That is not the case. I'm not highlighting this to cast judgement on someone. I think he's quite right to air his thoughts, I just don't think that it's very sensible of him to be airing it in public to a global audience. We all think differently but what is happening here, JJR, with Inu is that he is expressing a view that casts doubt on a victim that the courts have deemed truthful after being presented with the facts.

Rape apologist isn't a great thing to put on your CV, and his judgement on this is way off.

As it stands, his reaction is probably more to do with his evangelical stance being in line with Hayne's. Not that that justifies his poor judgement.

I know nothing about the circumstances of the case or the people involved.
Rape is abhorrent.
Inu is allowed both his religion and his right to free speech.
Whether that’s the politically correct or sensible thing to do is his decision and,ultimately perhaps,his problem

And you’re entitled to your opinion,too