Yet another Australian cricketer banned for betting

[Daemon]

Who knows, maybe she was just testing the waters with the $15

 

[fredfertang]

I was specifically refuting the "you can't complain if you break the law" line. Whether or not you think the law in this case was reasonable or not you can't say no-one ever has the right to complain if they get punished for breaking a law no matter how ****ty the law is

Agree completely, if for no other reason than a goodly part of my living is derived from doing just that

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

At the end of the day, the rules are the rules, even if people think them to be stupid.

If you place a bet knowingly in breach of rules then you can't complain if you get punished for it if caught.

This is obvious sociopathy.

 

[Dan]

This is obvious sociopathy.

No, this is obvious sociopathy. I blame modern music and violent video games.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

No, this is obvious sociopathy. I blame modern music and violent video games.

\m/

 

[GotSpin]

Why would she bet in her name...

 

[kiwiviktor81]

This is obvious sociopathy.

Pretty easy to see the sort of posters who would have dobbed their neighbours into the KGB for breaking the rules.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Pretty easy to see the sort of posters who would have dobbed their neighbours into the KGB for breaking the rules.

Terrible post!

 

[Black_Warrior]

well yes you can if it's a blatantly stupid rule

Well then you should complain it's a stupid rule nonetheless..not wait until you get caught to make your point.

 

[Furball]

No problem with the ban, if you're stupid enough to bet on cricket then you deserve everything you get.

 

[cnerd123]

People are kinda arguing at cross purposes again.

The rule may be stupid; yes (I personally think its fine for the reasons outlined by theegyptian), but she is also pretty stupid for breaking it. To use a tired argument, a professional athlete should know better.

She can complain that it's a stupid rule, but she deserves the punishment she gets and can't argue against that.

 

[Dan]

...especially since she had the course, face-to-face, not long before doing it.

 

[weldone]

This is obvious sociopathy.

Ya it's on par with lying, adultery and murdering someone who just mistakenly leaves the front door open.

 

[Day Man]

This is obvious sociopathy.

As dontcloseyoureyes's lawyer, I have to advise him that what he really meant to say what that that sort of post is generally made by sociopaths he knows, not that marc71178 is a sociopath.

Incidentally the logo on my visiting card is a famous sports writer furiously pedaling backwards on a bike.

 

[Athlai]

As dontcloseyoureyes's lawyer, I have to advise him that what he really meant to say what that that sort of post is generally made by sociopaths he knows, not that marc71178 is a sociopath.

Incidentally the logo on my visiting card is a famous sports writer furiously pedaling backwards on a bike.

 

[Niall]

People are kinda arguing at cross purposes again.

The rule may be stupid; yes (I personally think its fine for the reasons outlined by theegyptian), but she is also pretty stupid for breaking it. To use a tired argument, a professional athlete should know better.

She can complain that it's a stupid rule, but she deserves the punishment she gets and can't argue against that.

"We continue to remind all elite cricketers and officials that betting on any form of cricket is strictly prohibited," said Iain Roy said, the head of CA's integrity unit.
"It is outlined in the anti-corruption education that we deliver annually and is written into our anti-corruption code.
"Piepa has heard this message many times through the anti-corruption education sessions that we deliver and accepts that in placing the bets she exercised poor judgment.
"Bets totalling $15.50 might seem small but it doesn't matter. We take a zero tolerance approach to any form of gambling on cricket by players in order to protect the integrity of the game.

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Yeah more I think about it, no sympathy whatsoever, she had been warned, and I refuse to believe an Aussie girl who plays for her country couldn't find a friend to place the bets for her or use their account instead.

 

[GIMH]

Getting a friend to place bets for her would be stupid behaviour too.

That's how Ronnie Moore lost his job at Tranmere.

End of the day, the rules in sports on players betting are probably more draconian than we'd like them to be, but unfortunately that's down to people who have abused the game in the past.

And defending her by saying its a stupid rule anyway is idiotic. There's a road near me that's 50 despite being non residential (it's a bypass) and two lines with a dual carriageway. Me and many others think it should be a 70. But I get pinged by the police doing 70 any on it, tough shizzle innit. I knew the risks.

 

[TNT]

Sensible rule, if you play cricket you cant bet on cricket. Simple,easy to understand, not confusing and no biases.

What would be stupid is to have by laws that make if confusing.