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Hooksey's killer to make Pro boxing Debut
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Just saw this article about the bouncer who was involved in the death of Hooksey. He was a national champion as an ammo before the Hookes incident and he does have some talent according to all reports. He was exonerated by a jury but I still feel a little dirty in even taking an interest in his career, it just feels wrong to me.
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Jack.
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Yeah, I don't begrudge him an opportunity to live the rest of his life either, but former national ammo champs make a pro boxing debut every month or 2, ever see stories in the HS about them? He belted a drunk middle aged man with a big mouth who, unfortunately for Micevic, died. That the man had a very large public profile made things worse and now, better (?).
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Another smart ass bouncer taking his frustrations out on someone who obviously was in no state to defend himself...pathetic excuse for a human being I reckon.
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typical redneck response from someone not versed in the facts of the case..
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Of course not Jack, the bouncer was quite within his rights to be a hundred metres from the place he was being paid to protect, punching someone who'd not been violent and who clearly was not looking to defend himself. The defence of someone who uses violence because they don't like being called names or being sledged is indefensible.
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Come on Peanuts, you know he threw the first two punches. The young bloke was just doing his job. Hookes was blind drunk and brought the whole thing upon himself.
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Hookesy deserved to be thrown out. His mates should have been a little more conciliatory at the time. But there's still something rotten in Denmark about the lack of accountability Micevic has been subject to.
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Jack - a bloke who is employed to 'keep the peace' for the locals isn't meant to king hit a fella, resulting in death. Not guilty maybe, but if he wasn't a half-witted thug Hookesy would be alive today mouthing off (sober) in a cricket field somewhere. Face it - he was pretty good at his craft.
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He didnt king hit anyone - the jury accepted his testimony that he acted in self defence, and Hookes death was caused by his head hitting the ground. It is a travesty that Hookes isnt alive, but to suggest it is the bouncers fault is at odds with the finding of the court.
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The reason Hookes dented the pavement with his head was a direct result of some Baltic wankers fist. If that big boxing tough guy couldn't fend off a pissed geriatric know it all, he certaintly shouldn't be in the ring in a competitive context. Burn his house down (again?) and send him to Tasmania.
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This topic has been done to death already - but I agree with Jack. Perhaps Micevic could have handled it better, but without knowing all the facts we are speculating based on assumptions and media spin. I'll accept the decision of the jury.
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Aren't you the bloke that deletes Jack's posts?
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I've decided now that intstead of deleting them I'll just
edit his posts so that we always have the same opinion.
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Yours or Jacks?
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you throw a punch and get hit back, you've made your own bed.
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Andy, Mine of course.
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He's a typical bloody bouncer.A thug in a uniform. Hopefully ther's some concrete gutters in the ring to break his fall.
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Hmmmm. Lack of accountability. Trial by media, manipulated by camp Hookes spreading wild misinformation - like that he wasn't pissed, wasn't obnoxious, didn't take a swing and was blindsided for no reason at all. These are called lies. Found not guilty in court despite the campaign of misinformation tainting his chances of a fair and impartial trial.
How much more accountability do you want?
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What a ridiculous comment...trial by media. I NEVER heard from any source that Hookes wasn't drunk or that he said some stupid things. That was all reported in the papers from day one. He may have been found not guilty of manslaughter BUT he did follow Hookes, a pissed 50 year old bloke, 100m down the road and punched him so hard it caused him to fall to the ground. I don't recall that as being part of a Bouncer's job description. Farken disgrace if you ask me and blokes like that are pitiful excuses for human beings. Almost as bad as the ferrel crowd at the boxing last night that shouted "Zravco...Zravco'. Dogs...
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He was clearing a bunch of loud, abusive, drunken fools from the front of an establishment that had residential neighbours. Hardly unusual. Then he defended himself when one of the pissed idiots started throwing punches at him. Since he was outnumbered, punching Hookes in self-defence was an entirely reasonable action. The jury agreed.
What about the 50 year old bloke who can't handle his piss, abuses staff and refuses to leave when asked, continues to abuse staff and security on the street and then attacks a guard who is trying to get him and his drunken mates out of the area before one of their neighbours complains? He's the 'farken disgrace', despite the tragic outcome.
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I can't help but think that, given the outcome and findings of the trial, the title of this thread is more than just a little libellous.
Unless of course the relevant piece of concrete gutter was carried into the ring.
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Darren Lehmann shamefully lied through his teeth about the entire incident.
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A bouncer has no jurisdiction outside the bounds of the establishment. If anyone makes a cock out of themselves 100m down the street, what right does a bouncer have to clear the streets? What a load of bulldust. That's the job of the police, not a half-witted thug wannabe boxer. I can't believe so many people defend this bloke. Pissed people make dickheads of themselves all the time...get rid of them from the premises then go back to your job, don't follow them down.
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