All charges dropped

[macca2]

The WA police today dropped the remaining charge against Ben Cousins.
He was charged with refusing a drug test. Police said they dropped the charge on legal advice.
Where to now????????

[EagleRock]

I'll kill that ****er if he sues the eagles.

[The Leader]

Originally Posted by macca2

The WA police today dropped the remaining charge against Ben Cousins.
He was charged with refusing a drug test. Police said they dropped the charge on legal advice.
Where to now????????

Amazing, there he was alledgely driving erratic with the rotten luck of having two police cars (not just local police) and a channel nine camera crew in hot pursuit. This was definitely a 'fit up'. The AFL knows that too and thats why they got WCE to do the dirty work.
Its a sad story of incompetence by many authorities.

[dogsact]

Dropped on a minor technicality! ****in lucky scumbag.

I don't think he can sue the Eagles. He still violate the terms of the conditions they set down for him, and his effort in LA proved them justified.

Also, under John Howards IR laws, it is near impossible to sue for wrongful dismissal, even with a contract (Workplace agreement).

[jas929406]

Originally Posted by dogsact

Dropped on a minor technicality! ****in lucky scumbag.

I don't think he can sue the Eagles. He still violate the terms of the conditions they set down for him, and his effort in LA proved them justified.

Also, under John Howards IR laws, it is near impossible to sue for wrongful dismissal, even with a contract (Workplace agreement).

What were the terms of the conditions he had with the Eagles and what makes you think the charges were dropped on a technicaility dogsact,the charges were dropped because they had no base for the charges to be layed?????.
What did he do in L A that makes you think you know better than everyone besides the so called Media in Austrailia that makes it justified dogsact.

OH YEAH.....The IR laws are **** and so is J H .

[Spirit_of_63]

well **** me ... I want to hear the details and stuff ... but still WTF?

[dogsact]

Originally Posted by jas929406

What were the terms of the conditions he had with the Eagles and what makes you think the charges were dropped on a technicaility dogsact,the charges were dropped because they had no base for the charges to be layed?????.
What did he do in L A that makes you think you know better than everyone besides the so called Media in Austrailia that makes it justified dogsact.

OH YEAH.....The IR laws are **** and so is J H .

Ben Cousins was the first person in WA to be tested under the new Drug Drivin laws. His refusal to take the test was deemed illegal. The technicality that got him off was that the police officer who tried to test him should have been the one that witnessed him driving, and first intercepted his vehicle. The test in this case was performed by an officer from the second car. A minor bull**** technicality. Chances are whoever happened to be the first person tested under this new law might have gotten off, the law was only introduced in WA four days before his arrest.

WA put in place certain conditions regarding Bens behaviour which included associating with certain people. And completely keeping himself removed from any trouble, it was a last chance. Any minor break of the conditions is enough to sack him. The guy they met in the park was certainly charged with drug possesion. His continued hanging out at certain bars with criminal element can't have helped. His association with the death of Chris Mainwaring
also contributed. You can rest assured the club know alot more than the public about his actions. Im glad the charges were dropped actually, but the WCE are well within their rights to sack him. His efforts in LA confirmed it as the right decision.

Oh, and its obvious he was on cocaine in LA. The 911 transcript and records of police and ambulance attendance to him ARE pretty strong evidence to that. Do you think the Media totally made up everything? He is lucky to have come back from LA at all. Alot of people don't survive that sort of drug abuse.

Football should be the last of his concerns anyway. Anything the AFL throws at him his nothing compared to what he has done to himself.

[jas929406]

Originally Posted by dogsact

Ben Cousins was the first person in WA to be tested under the new Drug Drivin laws. His refusal to take the test was deemed illegal. The technicality that got him off was that the police officer who tried to test him should have been the one that witnessed him driving, and first intercepted his vehicle. The test in this case was performed by an officer from the second car. A minor bull**** technicality. Chances are whoever happened to be the first person tested under this new law might have gotten off, the law was only introduced in WA four days before his arrest.

WA put in place certain conditions regarding Bens behaviour which included associating with certain people. And completely keeping himself removed from any trouble, it was a last chance. Any minor break of the conditions is enough to sack him. The guy they met in the park was certainly charged with drug possesion. His continued hanging out at certain bars with criminal element can't have helped. His association with the death of Chris Mainwaring
also contributed. You can rest assured the club know alot more than the public about his actions. Im glad the charges were dropped actually, but the WCE are well within their rights to sack him. His efforts in LA confirmed it as the right decision.

Oh, and its obvious he was on cocaine in LA. The 911 transcript and records of police and ambulance attendance to him ARE pretty strong evidence to that. Do you think the Media totally made up everything? He is lucky to have come back from LA at all. Alot of people don't survive that sort of drug abuse.

Football should be the last of his concerns anyway. Anything the AFL throws at him his nothing compared to what he has done to himself.

Fair enough but the LA incident has me a bit puzzled but im sure it will all come out in the end.

[PAFC]

Originally Posted by dogsact

Ben Cousins was the first person in WA to be tested under the new Drug Drivin laws. His refusal to take the test was deemed illegal.

Source? Sounds like bull**** to me. Why would an unmarked police car do the first drug driving test? IIRC he was asked to give a blood test at the police station and he was fully within his right to refuse.

[dogsact]

Originally Posted by PAFC

Source? Sounds like bull**** to me. Why would an unmarked police car do the first drug driving test? IIRC he was asked to give a blood test at the police station and he was fully within his right to refuse.

Source? Try just about every newspaper that covered the story. Mobile drug testing is becoming common now. I read the Melbourne Herald Sun and Age so you can try looking through those for the facts and reasons given. Like Drink Driving tests, an on the spot test would indicate trace levels of drug/alcohol in the system. Then the blood test would confirm the level and trace. But at some point you are required to be tested, total refusal is illegal. Technicality, a Lawyer and criminals best friend.