I think that's the main fact being overlooked here. If fights like Stokes' one were all prosecuted then there would be queues at the courtrooms leading to the fecking moon. The CPS couldn't NOT charge him because of his public profile, though.
What is his public profile? He's hardly a household name the way top soccer stars are, cricket is a sport hardly followed by the public at large. I bet most of those involved didn't know who he was until after the event.
comment by hopeforthebest (U3251)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
What is his public profile? He's hardly a household name the way top soccer stars are, cricket is a sport hardly followed by the public at large. I bet most of those involved didn't know who he was until after the event.
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He's the most expensive IPL player in history, and the fight was splashed all over the media. It was massively high-profile. Plus it all happened before the Ashes, when cricket coverage is at its most focussed.
There was no way the CPS could've just dropped the whole thing. Just imagine the reaction in the tabloid press.
As I said Steven Gerrard all over again
Both found not guilty. Nothing happened. Move along. Nothing to see here.
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posted on 16/8/18
I think that's the main fact being overlooked here. If fights like Stokes' one were all prosecuted then there would be queues at the courtrooms leading to the fecking moon. The CPS couldn't NOT charge him because of his public profile, though.
posted on 16/8/18
What is his public profile? He's hardly a household name the way top soccer stars are, cricket is a sport hardly followed by the public at large. I bet most of those involved didn't know who he was until after the event.
posted on 16/8/18
comment by hopeforthebest (U3251)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
What is his public profile? He's hardly a household name the way top soccer stars are, cricket is a sport hardly followed by the public at large. I bet most of those involved didn't know who he was until after the event.
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He's the most expensive IPL player in history, and the fight was splashed all over the media. It was massively high-profile. Plus it all happened before the Ashes, when cricket coverage is at its most focussed.
There was no way the CPS could've just dropped the whole thing. Just imagine the reaction in the tabloid press.
posted on 17/8/18
As I said Steven Gerrard all over again
posted on 18/8/18
Both found not guilty. Nothing happened. Move along. Nothing to see here.
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