Mcgregor

[spathiphyllum]

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

[Spicerack]

I was led to believe, many years ago, that professional boxers would lose their licence to box if they were prosecuted for a violent offence. (outside the ring, obviously) And I was given to understand it was sine die.

[Spicerack]

Also, I've drunk with gypsy lads dozens of times and as the saying goes 'they were a great bunch of lads'.
No doubt they have their rissoles like everyone else.

[ummmm]

I thought they'd lose their license as well. They do in martial arts!

I work for a security firm and everyone gets checked for violence offenses (not office staff, obviously)

[Rockrose]

//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. //
Should a fireman who drops a fag butt be punished more than joe bloggs then because the fireman has been train how to deal with fires?

[Deskdiary]

^^^got to be a contender for this week’s Absurd Leap Of Logic Award (if there was one).

[Rockrose]

If you say so deskdiary

[Spicerack]

Deskdiary//^^^got to be a contender for this week’s Absurd Leap Of Logic Award (if there was one).//

^^^Got to be a contender for Post of the Week. ;-)

[Deskdiary]

I do say so Rockrose.

[Rockrose]

Must be so then if you say so

[Deskdiary]

Indeed.

[New Judge]

//Did Ant McPartlin (may be wrong spelling) get a higher fine, because of his earnings?//

Yes he did. He was fined £86,000 - the largest fine in a British court for drink-driving. The recommended fine for his level of excess is a week and a half's income, which would have been reduced by a third for his guilty plea - so a week's income. That means he must have declared and annual income of around £4.4m to the court. Interestingly, had he been convicted of speeding he would have fared a little better. There is statutory provision to levy an unlimited fine for drink driving. However the statutory maximum for speeding is £1,000 (or £2,500 for an offence committed on a motorway). If Mr McPartlin had faced a speeding fine the most he could have been fined (assuming he pleaded guilty) is £667 (or £1,667 if on a motorway) regardless of his income.

[Spicerack]

Wouldn't a judge look more harshly on a trained fighter attacking a 'civilian', NJ. As he might a gang of men attacking a lone 'victim'. As opposed to mutual combat where someone had a chance to defend themselves. Possibly err on the tougher end of the sentencing guidelines?

[New Judge]

Yes I believe so, spicey.

In matters of violence the difference in fitness and ability between the two participants must always be a consideration. You would not expect the same sentence to be given to a fit 25 year old who thumped another similar 25 year old outside the pub as a fit 25 year old might be who had thumped an old lady in the High Street.