http://www.nrl.com/packer-to-appeal-sentence/tabid/10874/newsid/75841/default.aspx
NRL chief operating officer Jim Doyle said that as Packer is not currently a registered NRL player it would not be appropriate for the NRL to make further comment on the matter.
Garts said:I thought this was very harsh until I read the details of what he did. However the guy that killed Thomas Kelly only got 4 years. When you compare that sentence to Packers it seems Packer was very hard done by, in reality Kelly's killer should have got 10 years.
The unfortunate death of Kelly was manslaughter, as he died from hitting his head on the pavement, after a single blow.Garts said:I thought this was very harsh until I read the details of what he did. However the guy that killed Thomas Kelly only got 4 years. When you compare that sentence to Packers it seems Packer was very hard done by, in reality Kelly's killer should have got 10 years.
HappilyManly said:The unfortunate death of Kelly was manslaughter, as he died from hitting his head on the pavement, after a single blow.Garts said:I thought this was very harsh until I read the details of what he did. However the guy that killed Thomas Kelly only got 4 years. When you compare that sentence to Packers it seems Packer was very hard done by, in reality Kelly's killer should have got 10 years.
Packer was charged with assault after a sustained attack. He was very lucky that the head stomp did not result in death.
I also understand why his partner, the mother of two young children would support him in court. They now are without financial support, and away from their extended family in NZ
The level of violence that is now commonplace is the real worry. Maybe the Judiciary is listening to Society and actually jailing these perpetrators to discourage a free for all every weekend
castle eagle said:i hate that that can be an excuse to escape a murder charge, if he wasn't punched he wouldn't have fallen & hit his head on the pavement.
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