Liam Jurrah: charged, on bail and discussion closed for now

[beelzebub 22,225]

Keep in mind ..there is one law that will dictate outocmes

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,148]

Wouldn't be surprised if he's sacked over this incident.

Neeld, with his elite compliance mantra, won't accept this.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Holy crap I just got home and read this bloody hell.

[beelzebub 22,225]

Involved in a machete attack according to the Age. http://www.theage.co...0308-1umsq.html

Hope it's not true.

"Involved" can be a very non-descript thing.. For all we know he might have been tryiing to dissuade someone.. but then he would be involved !!

Edited March 8, 2012 by belzebub59

[Bluelegs 36]

Wouldn't be surprised if he's sacked over this incident.

Neeld, with his elite compliance mantra, won't accept this.

Won't accept what? We no next to nothing about the incident.

[stuie 7,374]

Wouldn't be surprised if he's sacked over this incident.

Neeld, with his elite compliance mantra, won't accept this.

Ridiculous thing to say.

Sure if he's guilty of doing something unacceptable, but as yet he has not even been charged.

Stupid comment mate.

[beelzebub 22,225]

All im going to say in a manner is...you cant serve two masters

[Cards13 9,117]

9 "reported" altercation with up to 50 people, 2 injured with weapons and two 23yr olds in custody. No charges laid at this point.

[Jack Jack 415]

"Involved" can be a very non-descript thing.. For all we know he might have been tryiing to dissuade someone.. but then he would be involved !!

That's what I've been hoping is the case.

[Jaded No More 57,800]

Wouldn't be surprised if he's sacked over this incident.

Neeld, with his elite compliance mantra, won't accept this.

What if he was there trying to resolve tensions between two people who then set out to attack one another?

How about we don't assume he is guilty of horrible crimes before we have any confirmation?

FFS the folks on this site are quick to judge and jump off bandwagons.

[Arsene Wenger 72]

He was intervening in a fight between 2 others, my unnamed sources tell me.

[jumbo returns 6,488]

This is a disaster - Tribal Law is not recognised in the Constitution......if someone was terribly hurt as a result of revenge or retribution, I'm really starting to panic...

[1.21 GigaWatts 1]

We can't jump into any conclusions, but really, this is very distressing for everyone concered, especially Liam.

And a little bit the guy with the machete wound to the head. Some perspective is due regarding who is really in "distress."

I'm concerned for Liam as everyone is particularly if it's a case of wrong place wrong time. I know I've read things have been pretty bad up there for some time and he undoubtedly feels a responsibility to go up and help. I respect that, though this action, by anyone, is pretty off.

[jayceebee31 666]

I'll wait for Rudeboy makes a comment before anything else.

[Late Draft Pick 48]

Thanks for the input Stuie.

juzzk1d. - the guy who said he shouldn't be paid for it (going home) - I think he was joking - as in - just sending up some

Demonland contributers who overreact to things, demanding all sorts of instant answers, resolutions, sackings etc

[Kiss of Death 708]

Chill.

For all we know he got the machete off the offender when the police arrived and was trying to break it up.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Wouldn't be surprised if he's sacked over this incident.

Neeld, with his elite compliance mantra, won't accept this.

And I am sure Neeld and the Club wont be jumping to conclusions ahead of the facts like some are doing here.

[Jaded No More 57,800]

And a little bit the guy with the machete wound to the head. Some perspective is due regarding who is really in "distress."

I'm concerned for Liam as everyone is particularly if it's a case of wrong place wrong time. I know I've read things have been pretty bad up there for some time and he undoubtedly feels a responsibility to go up and help. I respect that, though this action, by anyone, is pretty off.

My comment came before I knew anything about people being seriously hurt.

This entire situation is extremely sad, but reality is, we know nothing about the cultural or tribal issues going on up there, and so we should not get involved or cast accusations.

All I want is for everyone involved to come through unaffected, and for Jurrah to return back to Melbourne.

Edited March 8, 2012 by Jaded

[daisycutter 28,494]

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This doesn't sound too good.

whats liam doing in alice springs?

[dee-luded 2,958]

There's a couple of important things to remember here...

NT Police quite often hold Aboriginals for a time while they sort out the intricacies of the situation. Dealings involving tribal disputes and law are massively complicated which is generally not helped by the lack of trust between tribes and police.

Liam, being a fully initiated warrior and elder is bound by tribal law to get involved or at least try and resolve any family disputes so while instinct says he was not an instigator, he may be classed as an offender by involvement.

It will be interesting to see how the NT court system deals with this as it will give us an insight into how they deal with Australian Law v Tribal Law.

Let hope he's being held to stop anything happening.

I hope Liam isn't involved in any ultra violent act.

[Guest melbman]

no one knows anything. for all we know he was saving someone and is a hero and is held for his own safety.

time will tell

[beelzebub 22,225]

whats liam doing in alice springs?

good question

[Deeman 1,399]

Jeebus, I know Mark Neeld wants the players to harden up but machetes?

[praha 10,270]

There's a couple of important things to remember here...

NT Police quite often hold Aboriginals for a time while they sort out the intricacies of the situation. Dealings involving tribal disputes and law are massively complicated which is generally not helped by the lack of trust between tribes and police.

Liam, being a fully initiated warrior and elder is bound by tribal law to get involved or at least try and resolve any family disputes so while instinct says he was not an instigator, he may be classed as an offender by involvement.

It will be interesting to see how the NT court system deals with this as it will give us an insight into how they deal with Australian Law v Tribal Law.

Thanks for that. My first thought was about how Jurrah's obligations to the tribe but have made him involved. Hopefully there is no direct involvement that would entice a charge in some capacity.

[McQueen 17,863]

whats liam doing in alice springs?

No direct flights to Yuendemu last time I looked.