Lillian Thomson
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There's always a chance that new evidence might come to light and he gets arrested while taking a quick single.
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Stokes Arrested
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vogue
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StephenZA
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Seriously, would be able to just go off to NZ if there was a serious chance of him being charged with assault (or something). Maybe if it is just a misdemeanour?
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah, I should think so. It's not like he's wanted for rape or murder or something as serious as that. Such is his profile there's also very little danger of him just vanishing off the face of the earth either.
Compton
International Debutant
He wouldn’t necessarily be prevented from leaving the country even after being charged.
CarlsbergXpress
U19 Vice-Captain
Or not, depending on what the CPS decide from the evidence the police have passed on. Or have I got that wrong?
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
The CPS will charge him. I am confident of this.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Ben Stokes: Police 'seek charging advice' over Bristol nightclub incident - BBC Sport
"A decision on whether England cricketer Ben Stokes will be charged after an incident outside a nightclub will not be made for several weeks at least."
lololol
That's that then.
"A decision on whether England cricketer Ben Stokes will be charged after an incident outside a nightclub will not be made for several weeks at least."
lololol
That's that then.
Burgey
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Are there massive backlogs in the UK equivalent of the DPP or something in the UK? Or does every charge have to go through this process? You can get charged with a summary offence here without it going through the DPP's office - the cops can stick a charge on you if the offence is one likely to be dealt with in the local court.
Can't speak for the relevant UK departments, but I have virtually no doubt that if that incident on the footage happened here, the authorities here would charge him.
Can't speak for the relevant UK departments, but I have virtually no doubt that if that incident on the footage happened here, the authorities here would charge him.
sledger
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As I understand it, it is far from uncommon for even low level cases to take a couple of months to reach even the lowest court. As this case involves a high profile public figure I imagine it's taking even longer due to the police and CPS wanting to make sure they have absolutely done it by the book and got a good case before elevating things.
Larwood's_boots
U19 Debutant
The phrase 'who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel' springs to mind... ffs.
cnerd123
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Is this because all the law students in the UK would rather stay in academics than actually work to serve the community?
sledger
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Which community is that?
TheJediBrah
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The incident had nothing to do with "coward punches" though.
it was just a straight-up brawl
the big bambino
International Captain
Then he went after him when he was on the ground didn't he?
TheJediBrah
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Hmm yeah may not fit the technical definition of "coward punch' but that's pretty bad
Cow
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Today I have been reading about the 'Royal Prerogative of Mercy'. I believe there is a strong case that Ben Stokes should be pardoned of any crime, regardless of conviction, as it's currently not in the national interest.
There's a precedent here. I believe the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement had Royal Pardons for wanted or convicted IRA terrorists as the greater interest of peace outweighed the individual punishments. The Crown, and by extension, the Home Office should issue a pardon instantly for Benjamin Andrew Stokes so he can rejoin the forces of good of their valiant crusade in the venomous lands of Australia.
I intend to pen a letter today to Amber Rudd, the embattled turd who currently resides in the Home Office to ask for this pardon to be issued. As I assume you all support this motion I have decided to add you all as co-signatories of my request. Based on your posting style I've been able to successfully surmise what your individual signatures look like. For example, I have speculated that all Australians outside of inner-city Melbourne simply use an 'X' as their signature.
Updates to follow. #PrayForBen
There's a precedent here. I believe the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement had Royal Pardons for wanted or convicted IRA terrorists as the greater interest of peace outweighed the individual punishments. The Crown, and by extension, the Home Office should issue a pardon instantly for Benjamin Andrew Stokes so he can rejoin the forces of good of their valiant crusade in the venomous lands of Australia.
I intend to pen a letter today to Amber Rudd, the embattled turd who currently resides in the Home Office to ask for this pardon to be issued. As I assume you all support this motion I have decided to add you all as co-signatories of my request. Based on your posting style I've been able to successfully surmise what your individual signatures look like. For example, I have speculated that all Australians outside of inner-city Melbourne simply use an 'X' as their signature.
Updates to follow. #PrayForBen
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