Re: Hock. : Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:55 am  

Haywire wrote:

But they are effectivley out of work at the time, would you be happy should you do a line on a Saturday night and then get sacked/suspended come Monday morning as a result?

I know of places that do random drug/alcohol tests, and if you fail, a suspension and possible contract termination follows. I passed the test, but others didn't and were advised to resign rather than get sacked. That wasn't snorting coke at work, that was failing a test after what they got up to out of work hours.

: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:25 pm  

SBR wrote:

I don't think having traces of cocaine in your blood stream is illegal. I'm fairly sure it is only possession of drugs that is illegal, not taking them.

When you put it like that a 2 year ban does seem reasonable.

: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:12 pm  

J.T wrote:

When you put it like that a 2 year ban does seem reasonable.

It seems reasonable for the RFL to punish players for breaching RFL laws and for the courts to punish players for criminal offences.

: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:45 pm  

SBR wrote:

It seems reasonable for the RFL to punish players for breaching RFL laws and for the courts to punish players for criminal offences.

If the two were proportionate, it would be perfectly reasonable. Unfortunately, they are not.

: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:48 pm  

I think we should have a breakaway league where drugs are compulsery, not much skill on show but would be a giggle.

: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:38 pm  

The point is being missed by most of you. The drugs tests are done after every game, and it was found that this drug was in his system !! simple as that. I know you are all going on about drink driving, assault, GBH, but at the end of the day, if you played pi55ed you would be sacked, if you actually GBH'd someone with intent you would have a massive ban, and possible prosecution.

The tests are taken during working hours, and for all the talk about other offences, these and this offence took place during a match, yes he was coked up, or had coke in his blood and uring, during a game end of !

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:11 am  

i8no-one wrote:

The point is being missed by most of you. The drugs tests are done after every game, and it was found that this drug was in his system !! simple as that. I know you are all going on about drink driving, assault, GBH, but at the end of the day, if you played pi55ed you would be sacked, if you actually GBH'd someone with intent you would have a massive ban, and possible prosecution.

The tests are taken during working hours, and for all the talk about other offences, these and this offence took place during a match, yes he was coked up, or had coke in his blood and uring, during a game end of !

It is highly unlikely he was 'coked up' during the game more that he had traces from a few days/weeks before. This is not applicable in the case of assault as that doesn't tend to stay in your blood supply for you to be tested. From a personal point of view I can more understand someone doing a couple of lines of coke than someone who smashes someones face in.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:19 am  

Read a commented in the currant bun attributed to the great and wise brian noble!!!!
"it is a tradegy that the game could lose a player of gareths calibre"
Think they should start checking coaches aswell!!!!!!!

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:58 pm  

Someone is missing the point here, the point is THE PLAYERS KNOW THE RULES REGARDING DRUGS AND DRUG TESTING. SIMPLE. DONT DO IT OR YOU WILL GET BANNED. There are no excuses.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:35 pm  

H2O wrote:

Someone is missing the point here, the point is THE PLAYERS KNOW THE RULES REGARDING DRUGS AND DRUG TESTING. SIMPLE. DONT DO IT OR YOU WILL GET BANNED. There are no excuses.

if you are gonna accuse people of missing the point, please dont miss the point