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#2368839 5-Dec-2019 16:12

Rugby Australia have also said they were covered by insurance. If they settled below their litigation cap then it made sense for them to do so.

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#2368841 5-Dec-2019 16:18

Handle9: Rugby Australia have also said they were covered by insurance. If they settled below their litigation cap then it made sense for them to do so.

if all of us took the most expedient course always, humanity would be ... well I can’t articulate it.

sometimes, you have to stand up and be counted, and ARU have shown us who they are. Basically condoning reprehensible actions.

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#2368888 5-Dec-2019 16:29

BlinkyBill:
Handle9: Rugby Australia have also said they were covered by insurance. If they settled below their litigation cap then it made sense for them to do so.

if all of us took the most expedient course always, humanity would be ... well I can’t articulate it.

sometimes, you have to stand up and be counted, and ARU have shown us who they are. Basically condoning reprehensible actions.

It's easy to say that, and to some extent I agree. Given their financial problems, and likely a much smaller tv deal coming, this was probably the best thing they could do as an organisation.

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#2368896 5-Dec-2019 16:47

To me this shows how spineless Australian Rugby are. They've basically said, "spew as much hate as you want, go hard mate, she'll be right".

But then again, not that surprising as Australia as a whole has always been behind the times in the gay rights area.

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#2368902 5-Dec-2019 16:58

You can look closer to home if you want spineless - look at how the crusaders leaders pulled out of a rename.

But to stay on topic for Folau, is aussie sport known for its' ethics? This is a country that rewards underarm bowlers and ball tamperers.

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#2368972 5-Dec-2019 18:10

It is easy to say. If you reduce the argument to money then it’s all about money. I predict Qantas pull out of their sponsorship deal - they aren’t putting all that money in to hand it over to a bigoted extremist.

but in this case it’s not about money - it’s about what’s right and ARU have lost the $8m and much more besides.

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#2368976 5-Dec-2019 18:16

You're making an assumption that they settled for $8 million, which RA have denied. They said it was a settlement less than the litigation costs.

I think Qantas will be quite happy with the outcome, they wanted Folau gone and he is.

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#2368977 5-Dec-2019 18:17

elpenguino:
You can look closer to home if you want spineless - look at how the crusaders leaders pulled out of a rename.

But to stay on topic for Folau, is aussie sport known for its' ethics? This is a country that rewards underarm bowlers and ball tamperers.

New Zealand have been guilty of ball tampering as well. Big time sport generally isn't the home of fair play.

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#2370104 7-Dec-2019 19:12

Bulls have turned him down. Good job. Enjoy your right to 'freedom of speech' Izzy, while employers equally enjoy their right to decline the pleasure of your company.

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#2370107 7-Dec-2019 19:41

dafman:

Bulls have turned him down. Good job. Enjoy your right to 'freedom of speech' Izzy, while employers equally enjoy their right to decline the pleasure of your company.

For someone you think should be banished off the face of the earth, you certainly seem more than a little obsessed and giving him plenty of space in your brain. :)

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#2370108 7-Dec-2019 19:52

networkn:
dafman:

Bulls have turned him down. Good job. Enjoy your right to 'freedom of speech' Izzy, while employers equally enjoy their right to decline the pleasure of your company.

For someone you think should be banished off the face of the earth, you certainly seem more than a little obsessed and giving him plenty of space in your brain. :)

Worst thing you can do is let someone who you don’t like live rent free in your head lol

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#2371338 9-Dec-2019 17:41

Much like my cannabis post, it all comes back to Cults and religous extremist fanatics. Do they push us to the point of gagging freedom of speech. Boy that would suck.

But after the Aussie attack on our Countrymen in CCH, Israel.

Israel is a few words away from becoming a religious fanatic capable on influencing a lpt of people.

He is just out of line and needs a reality check regadless of his fundamentalism, he cannot behave the way he does and this be justifiable. Laws need changing.

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#2371346 9-Dec-2019 18:07

TeaLeaf:
Much like my cannabis post, it all comes back to Cults and religous extremist fanatics. Do they push us to the point of gagging freedom of speech. Boy that would suck.

But after the Aussie attack on our Countrymen in CCH, Israel.

Israel is a few words away from becoming a religious fanatic capable on influencing a lpt of people.

He is just out of line and needs a reality check regadless of his fundamentalism, he cannot behave the way he does and this be justifiable. Laws need changing.

Why change laws when public ridicule does the job instead?

He can say whatever he wants but look what its cost him. Now we all know what he really thinks and it's not pretty.

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#2371386 9-Dec-2019 20:06

elpenguino: Why change laws when public ridicule does the job instead?

I suspect that neither laws nor public ridicule are likely to change Israel's views. He was publicly ridiculed after the first incident, and obviously that didn't stop him or change his view.

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#2371397 9-Dec-2019 20:53

mm1352000:

elpenguino: Why change laws when public ridicule does the job instead?

I suspect that neither laws nor public ridicule are likely to change Israel's views. He was publicly ridiculed after the first incident, and obviously that didn't stop him or change his view.

I'm happy for m folau to keep his laughable medieval views, the worlds big enough for that.

But no one has to listen to them.

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