Thank fuck for that.
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Thank fuck for that.
There has to be something in the punishment that basically compels Suarez to fucking sort himself out, I agree.
What are you suggesting?
Would having his teeth removed be epic enough?
Then he could gummy bite awZy till his hearts content.
I think he should be sent home from the WC and have a lifetime ban suspended.
Not when England have an abject 0-0 draw against Greece and go out on pens it wouldn't.
Lifetime ban from all football or FIFA International Tournaments?
Nah, we'd get smashed by Colombia instead
It would have to be all football wouldnt it?
Hes done it twice domestically and once for his international team.
Ah, yes of course. I'd almost prefer that, to be honest. At least I wouldn't have any misguided expectations of us beating Columbia.
Are you sure about that?
Pretty sure. I dont think he can.
It's a morally reprehensible act (in the UK at least) which has people up in arms. But it's not a dangerous action per se (unless Suarez has undiagnosed HIV or rabies) so I don't see how even a threat of a lifetime ban is warranted.
How about serial Red Card offenders ? Those that carry a threat of a career-ending tackle or elbow every time they go onto a pitch, shouldn't they also have the same sanction, awaiting implementation, hanging over their heads ?
This was in reply to Wiz saying even other clubs supporters didn't think it warranted a long ban. 😉
Didn't he play international football during his ban in England?
I think FIFA should stick to the international side of it.
However, Suarez should be advised, if he does in in domestic competition - a ban is likely to extended worldwide.
This is why British tabloid hacks are so sensitive about biting:
One of the country's most high profile sports writers, Rob Shepherd of the Daily Express, has today [9 January 2004] been sentenced to 14 months in prison for attacking a man in a wine bar.
Express football editor Shepherd, 41, was sentenced at Croydon crown court in south London this afternoon and ordered to pay a total of £5,000 in costs and compensation.
He was taken straight to prison from the courtroom and is expected to serve at least half of the sentence in custody. He was ordered to pay £2,500 in compensation and £2,500 in total for his own costs and those of the prosecution.
He was found guilty of grievous bodily harm on December 8 after biting a man in La Rascasse wine bar in Beckenham High Street on July 5.
The journalist had been arguing with his wife in the bar because he did not approve of her showing off some lingerie she had just bought, Shepherd told the judge in December.
But another drinker in the bar, David McMenigall, told the court that as Shepherd was leaving, he placed his hands on Mr McMenigall's shoulders and bit him in the face after a disagreement over a mobile phone.
Shepherd said he acted in self-defence as he thought he was going to be attacked by Mr McMenigall or his friends.
He was not remanded in custody at the hearing in December because Judge Kenneth Macrae said it would be unfair to his two children just before Christmas.
But he banned Shepherd from pubs and ordered probation officers to investigate the sports writer's drinking habits and deferred sentencing until today.
The Express was not prepared to comment on Shepherd's imprisonment.
Shepherd was among 25 Express staffers to receive a £40,000 windfall from Lord Hollick when he sold the paper to Richard Desmond in 2000.
As one of football's highest profile hacks, working alongside Harry Harris at the Express, Shepherd made regular appearances on television and radio shows, talking about the game.
One of the country's most high profile sports writers, Rob Shepherd of the Daily Express, has today [9 January 2004] been sentenced to 14 months in prison for attacking a man in a wine bar.
Express football editor Shepherd, 41, was sentenced at Croydon crown court in south London this afternoon and ordered to pay a total of £5,000 in costs and compensation.
He was taken straight to prison from the courtroom and is expected to serve at least half of the sentence in custody. He was ordered to pay £2,500 in compensation and £2,500 in total for his own costs and those of the prosecution.
He was found guilty of grievous bodily harm on December 8 after biting a man in La Rascasse wine bar in Beckenham High Street on July 5.
The journalist had been arguing with his wife in the bar because he did not approve of her showing off some lingerie she had just bought, Shepherd told the judge in December.
But another drinker in the bar, David McMenigall, told the court that as Shepherd was leaving, he placed his hands on Mr McMenigall's shoulders and bit him in the face after a disagreement over a mobile phone.
Shepherd said he acted in self-defence as he thought he was going to be attacked by Mr McMenigall or his friends.
He was not remanded in custody at the hearing in December because Judge Kenneth Macrae said it would be unfair to his two children just before Christmas.
But he banned Shepherd from pubs and ordered probation officers to investigate the sports writer's drinking habits and deferred sentencing until today.
The Express was not prepared to comment on Shepherd's imprisonment.
Shepherd was among 25 Express staffers to receive a £40,000 windfall from Lord Hollick when he sold the paper to Richard Desmond in 2000.
As one of football's highest profile hacks, working alongside Harry Harris at the Express, Shepherd made regular appearances on television and radio shows, talking about the game.
2 games.
He deserves the same punishment that a player would get for a third dangerous tackle or violent offence on the pitch, no more no less.
Just cos it's absurd doesn't make it infinitely more serious or punishable.
If someone beat someone to death with a frozen stick of rhubarb it wouldn't be punished Amy more severely than someone who did the same with a baseball bat simply cos it was a bizzare choice of weapon.
Although to make that metaphor more accurate you may have to compare a much less servere injury with the rhubarb than with the bat.
Just cos it's absurd doesn't make it infinitely more serious or punishable.
If someone beat someone to death with a frozen stick of rhubarb it wouldn't be punished Amy more severely than someone who did the same with a baseball bat simply cos it was a bizzare choice of weapon.
Although to make that metaphor more accurate you may have to compare a much less servere injury with the rhubarb than with the bat.
Beheading.
Except FIFA is free to rank the severity of incidents as it sees fit without interference from non-football laypeople. As it is, he's better off accepting their expert judgement than risk a Brazilian police investigation. He could end up somewhere like SONA with a chicken foot after his first night.
At least you are consistent
I think someone who stabs someone 15 times and dances around laughing wildly while doing it should get a harsher punishment than someone who shots someone dead with one bullet.
Not that I'm saying that's comparable, but how an offence is committed(as should the intent) should have some correlation on the punishment. The reaction to the offence will have an effect on his punishment, it's not comparable to an elbow or a bad tackle, because it is so abnormal to do it. It's not a 2 or 3 game ban offence, it's more like a 10 game one. The likes of biting should be punished harshly as it's definitely not something that is wanted in the game at all.
With a bad tackle is so hard to prove the actual intent in most cases, with biting, it's pretty obvious what the intent was.
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