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spathiphyllum | 15:26 Fri 01st Nov 2019 | News
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I thought the Irish blood was all about honour?

Seems he has none.

A UFC fighter worth 85 million punched a man in the face in a bar, who was in his fifties, simply because he refused a drink from the professional UFC fighter.

He's been ordered to pay £860 and has avoided jail, even though his punches could be fatal to the average Joe.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/conor-mcgregor-fined-860-after-17186141
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Since the incident at Bellator 187 in 2017 he has lurched from one outburst to another and if he doesn't get this in check now he will lose everything he has worked for - worse than that, someone could die.
15:56 Fri 01st Nov 2019
Since the incident at Bellator 187 in 2017 he has lurched from one outburst to another and if he doesn't get this in check now he will lose everything he has worked for - worse than that, someone could die.
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Andy I think professional fighters, especially those trained in MMA, should be punished more so than the average Joe for not only being in a fight with a public member, but for starting it and leaving without any reproduction or retaliation.

It's not on.

Connor obviously has a rage issue, which needs to be assessed. He should lose any title he holds, and be banned from the sport.
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Mamy, when he threw a object at the UFC buss, the glass smashed causing a fellow UFC fighter to bleed from his forehead.

He is lucky he's not killed someone already.

Let alone temple blows to 50 year old men in random bars.

He is a typical bully with a big ego and i'l love to see it blow up in his smug face.
Yes, I have followed what he's done and he has massive support an adulation from those around him - that sometimes leads to a feeling of invincibility.

Well those people need to either advise him or back away.
What was he convicted of? If you find out I'll let you know my views on the sentence.
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He has been convicted of punching a man in the face and he has pleaded guilty to a single charge of assault.
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spath - // Andy I think professional fighters, especially those trained in MMA, should be punished more so than the average Joe for not only being in a fight with a public member, but for starting it and leaving without any reproduction or retaliation. //

As I pointed out in my answer, as soon as you start changing the application of the law based on individual circumstances, the law ceases to be effective.

If it were applied as you suggest, then who makes the decisions about the qualifications in terms of the assaulter's martial arts expertise, and how this impacted (no pun intended) on the situation involved.

It would tie courts up for weeks and months as legal arguments passed to and fro - the courts would be unable to try any other kind of case within weeks of this change which you advocate.

That is why the law applies without the recourse to analysis of individuals, it simply cannot function in that way.
Actually I can't since it was in Ireland. I know next to nothing about sentencing in Ireland.
Assault, NJ.
'That is why the law applies without the recourse to analysis of individuals, it simply cannot function in that way'

Except for speeding fines, bizarrely.
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Andy he doesn't have to be punished by law authorities, just those head of the company or programme he wishes to fight in.

I'd say no, you can't be trusted around the public let alone out athletes.
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spath - // Andy he doesn't have to be punished by law authorities, just those head of the company or programme he wishes to fight in. //

If you are hoping that companies that make serious amounts of money from furnishing facilities whereby Neanderthal men with the desire to hurt people for money and fame are accommodated, are going to develop a social conscience that impacts on that ability to make those large amounts of money - then you are in for a seriously long and unproductive wait!
You thought Irish blood was all about honour....we ain't the Mafia!
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Andy, am I not even allowed to be annoyed at the fact this punishment seems weak?

It seems you're implying the punishment was adequate and everything is now settled and fine.
//Assault, NJ.//

Still can't help. Even if it were in England and Wales it would still be difficult as there are four "grades" of assault from common assault (where virtually nobody goes to prison on conviction) through to Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent (where it would be extremely unusual to see a non-custodial sentence).

// 'That is why the law applies without the recourse to analysis of individuals, it simply cannot function in that way'

Except for speeding fines, bizarrely. //

Not quite sure what you mean, Zacs.
Do you need someones permission to be annoyed?

I can't see where anyone has said his fine was adequate, spath. You really have to stop your habit of conflating criticism of one particular aspect of something to something completely tangential. It's your biggest debating weakness.
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Zacs means if you're famous (like david beckham) you can drive whilst on your phone, and speed without much issue.
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Zacs, how should I have responded to 16:10 Fri 01st Nov 2019
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