Stokes Arrested

[trundler]

Sad demise for young man Stokes he would have been the next Botham.

Well he turned out to be an even bigger ****.

 

[Pratters]

That might have been the last Stokes test for a while if not ever?

 

[91Jmay]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Bruntyonabike/status/1026373684867551232

This is good.

 

[fredfertang]

Difficult to see anything being proved beyond reasonable doubt here

 

[S.Kennedy]

Oh dear. What a dog's dinner.

 

[S.Kennedy]

So Stokes insulted the gays? I thought it was Stokes who defended the gays? Confused!

 

[GIMH]

Not read too much but is everyone taking the prosecutions case as fact here?

What have witnesses said?

Be interesting to see what the defence is

 

[social]

So Stokes is actually a drunken yob and not a Good Samaritan

 

[S.Kennedy]

So Stokes is actually a drunken yob and not a Good Samaritan

He was both a drunken yob and a good Samaritan. Now the prosecution are arguing he is actually a drunken yob and a homophobe. The drunken yob side of the equation has never been in doubt.

 

[wpdavid]

Not read too much but is everyone taking the prosecutions case as fact here?

What have witnesses said?

Be interesting to see what the defence is

I think one of the witness statements is by an off-duty copper who saw Stokes chasing the guy down the street. That sounds fairly crucial, as it makes it hard to argue their word against Stokes' version of events.

As you say, we've only heard one side of it, but the defence is going to have to be pretty impressive. It's not looking too clever at the moment.

 

[fredfertang]

If the two gay guys give the same evidence to the court that they gave to whichever of the tabloids tracked them down (and tricky to work out any basis on which they wouldn't) then it's difficult to see how a jury would feel able to convict

 

[wpdavid]

If the two gay guys give the same evidence to the court that they gave to whichever of the tabloids tracked them down (and tricky to work out any basis on which they wouldn't) then it's difficult to see how a jury would feel able to convict

Would you mind elaborating?

 

[GIMH]

If the two gay guys give the same evidence to the court that they gave to whichever of the tabloids tracked them down (and tricky to work out any basis on which they wouldn't) then it's difficult to see how a jury would feel able to convict

Remind me what that was?

 

[Gnske]

So Stokes insulted the gays? I thought it was Stokes who defended the gays? Confused!

"Ben Stokes is a hero" - George Dobell

This is like the ultimate twist in the story.

 

[S.Kennedy]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...nding-gay-men-homophobic-abuse-arrest-reports

 

[fredfertang]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...nding-gay-men-homophobic-abuse-arrest-reports

Well found - that's what I was on about

 

[GIMH]

Really strange how much that contrasts to what’s been alleged today.

 

[Gnske]

Call me naive, but they wouldn't just make this **** up and throw it in a court of law when the public record indicates otherwise and it seems like the people in question would say otherwise would they?

To what end?

 

[Burgey]

If he’s going to argue self defence then his response has to be proportionate to the threat, doesn’t it? That’s the case here anyway, not sure if the law is the same in the UK.

If only Miyagi was here. He could ask his parents.

 

[Burgey]

Call me naive, but they wouldn't just make this **** up and throw it in a court of law when the public record indicates otherwise and it seems like the people in question would say otherwise would they?

To what end?

The prosecutor’s opening will reflect the evidence they have from witnesses they’ve interviewed, footage they have etc. they’ll have provided all of it to the defender ahead of the trial, assuming the rules are the same in the UK as they are here.