Inu

I think the context here is somewhat different although I can understand the comparison — and you did make me question my thinking of the topic as elsewhere I have suggested that there has been an over reaction to the fact that Clubb only got eight games.

Whilst in isolation both of them are “unfortunate” (for want of a better word to describe them collectively) comments there’s a couple of important differences IMO. (1) Clubb made the comment directly with no intention that it really be heard by more than one or a handful of people. Evidentially Inu is aware he has a “platform” and has deliberately chosen to use that. (2) This is probably a personal opinion but I would say that having a pop at the victim of such a horrendous crime is in fact worse than what Clubb said.

There’s a lot of sense in this thread regarding showing a degree of understanding when people make mistakes and also around how ****ter in particular carries far too much weight in our society, but there has to be some degree of consequence when you start having a pop at rape victims publically.

First of all, the bloke who spat at the victim. I have daughters, so I'm more than willing to go round and rip his knackers off with my rusty dubbing shears.

Now that's out of my system...

I'm well aware that I'm opening myself up to accusations of naivety. Nevertheless, I think that, reading the message, it's just possible, just, that KI wasn't attacking the victim, just saying that he believes she needs help, and is expressing sympathy in a crass, stupid way. Maybe if he had had some brighter friend look over it first, and ask him if he really meant the post to be an attack on the woman, he would have changed what he put. Maybe. If that is the case, he should eat one 3h1tload of humble pie, apologise, explain, affirm that he has learnt an enormous lesson and promise to think before opening his pie hole or his laptop. But most of all apologise to the woman.

What he says in social media also reflects upon the club, and the sport of rugby league. But most of all, he needs to understand what a terrible thing he has done to the victim of a convicted sex offender.

My last three clients had me sign a standard operating procedure which clearly stated the social media policy and what my responsibilities are, and why, and the consequences to me, my company, them, and the industry, should I not abide by them. The club needs to have such a policy that all employees should sign up to. In fact, I believe that the club is irresponsible not to have one in place.

Regarding sponsors. Would a sponsor care to be associated with him at the moment? Not because he thinks that there has been a miscarriage of justice (and Australia is no stranger to miscarriages of justice against aboriginal Australians and Pacific islanders), and not because I think Inu has committed a 'heinous crime' as earlybath puts it, but because of the unthinking verbal attack on a woman who's probably already feeling pretty vulnerable. A woman about whom a court found his 'little bro' guilty of sexually assaulting and physically injuring. If I were KI's sponsor I would be extremely uncomfortable at the moment - and I notice that the sponsor's name has been removed from his page on the club website.

Has he gone ?

It's not, he has. I would imagine something will come out of the club soon

I am only asking a question, if he is still with us and he is not hurt.Should he not be playing,or are we not paying him.

Does he still get paid do you know.just curious.

With a family to support I’d hope he’s being paid,
If we’re not picking him pending an investigation then he’ll be paid.
The likelihood is there’ll be an agreed pay off if we let him go