Charges against Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton dropped

[gangrenous]

It’s staying here. It will end soon enough.

Just playing GE.

Off-season sucks

[greeneyed]

Don Furner criticises Jack Wighton, Latrell Mitchell court charges



Canberra Raiders boss Don Furner has blasted both ACT Policing and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for not only wasting taxpayers' money, but also embarrassing Jack Wighton, Latrell Mitchell and Canberra. Furner also called on prosecutor Sam Bargwanna to apologise to both the NRL stars after charges were dismissed on Wednesday morning.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

Canberra Raiders CEO Don Furner says Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell case was an extraordinary waste of taxpayer dollars: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 2d216f5fc3

Arrest footage of Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton released: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14274

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Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell's alleged fight captured on CCTV



Videos have been released that show the alleged fight between NRL stars Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell, as well as their arrest.

The footballers, who are now both with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, had all charges against them dismissed today (1 November) after they faced a hearing in the ACT Magistrates Court this week.

Read more: https://the-riotact.com/jack-wighton-an ... ctv/717869

[Raider Azz]

You can see smelly in the middle of it trying to split them apart.

The footage is even more damning for the cops, it was all over and they came running out of nowhere to escalate the situation

[Billy Walker]

Agree the footage suggests the police could have handled better but the 2 players hardly covered themselves in glory or put themselves in positions you would expect from well paid NRL players.

[Billy Walker]

That body cam footage is a tough watch. I’m not suggesting anyone anyone deserved to be arrested, but I find it a bit concerning that Whitehead didn’t seem to follow any instructions from the police yet only Jack and Trel were arrested. Hmm

[Finchy]

A bit of drunken push and shove. The cops could have just separated them and given them a move on direction. No need to take them to the ground, lock them up, and charge them. As has been shown.

[Botman]

Absolutely no need for any police intervention here. They esculated a situation that had fizzled out, then used excessive force and lied in the report to justify it. The incident should be thoroughly reviewed and any officer determined to have acted inappropriately be dealt with according to the law. And certainly the sergeant who lied in his report should be held accountable.

Agree the footage suggests the police could have handled better but the 2 players hardly covered themselves in glory or put themselves in positions you would expect from well paid NRL players.

I think talking about Mitchell and Wighton's conduct given the footage above is the very definition of burying the lede. Their behaviour is not the story here.

[greeneyed]

This story now includes additional body cam police vision, one of Jack Wighton being escorted out of Fiction nightclub (doesn’t really show the lead up), the other which involves Elliott Whitehead in lengthy conversation with a policeman while Mitchell is being arrested. Zac Woolford in there too.

Charges against Latrell Mitchell, Jack Wighton dismissed in ACT court: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... c637447686

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/charg ... c637447686

This ABC story also provides more vision: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-01/ ... /103047792

[Billy Walker]

This story now includes additional body cam police vision, one of Jack Wighton being escorted out of Fiction nightclub (doesn’t really show the lead up), the other which involves Elliott Whitehead in lengthy conversation with a policeman while Mitchell is being arrested. Zac Woolford in there too.

Charges against Latrell Mitchell, Jack Wighton dismissed in ACT court: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... c637447686

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/charg ... c637447686

This ABC story also provides more vision: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-01/ ... /103047792

That is the footage I found most disturbing GE. I see a lot of drunk young men not following directions but only 2 are arrested.

[Finchy]

Where’s this extra body cam footage? I couldn’t see it in any updated posts or news stories, including that abc link

[Billy Walker]

Where’s this extra body cam footage? I couldn’t see it in any updated posts or news stories, including that abc link

News.com.au has it - it’s a rough watch which also gives an insight as to why Smelly isn’t influential with refs.

[Finchy]

Where’s this extra body cam footage? I couldn’t see it in any updated posts or news stories, including that abc link

News.com.au has it - it’s a rough watch which also gives an insight as to why Smelly isn’t influential with refs.

Cheers. Huddo’s missus is a little fire cracker. He yanks her out of it at one point

[Botman]

Imagine Hudson Young being the one in the relationship that needs to be the cooler

Breaking down the body cam of some police misconduct on rugba leeg players is peak off season.

[greeneyed]

Elliott Whitehead did nothing much apart from show understandable concern for Mitchell screaming in pain. He might have had a drink that day, but he was trying his best to stop the pushing and shoving and just showing concern for others. He’s a good bloke, Elliott.

[Raider Azz]

Agree greeneyed. The footage showed why elliot is captain. Did his best to calm everyone down, showed real concern for the others.

[Billy Walker]

Agree greeneyed. The footage showed why elliot is captain. Did his best to calm everyone down, showed real concern for the others.

Yes but in the end they still took the two, which was the wrong decision. Peak raiders.

[BJ]

Are Raiders players lawyers better defenders than the Panthers, or do police and public prosecutors have a more disorganised attack than the Raiders?

Even the real Lionel Hutz in cartoon form could have successfully represented C Scott, Starling and Wighton based on the police actions and weak case from prosecutors.

[Bay53]

I just ask the same question:

The DPP had access to that footage - so why did they take this to court? Arguably the police, at 3am, dealing with a whole heap of intoxicated people are making decisions on the spot and are going to get some wrong - but how can someone in the cold light of day suggest that charges should have been laid and it should have gone to court.

One does have to ask the question - if that incident hadn't occurred, would Wighton still be a Raiders player?

[-TW-]

I just ask the same question:

The DPP had access to that footage - so why did they take this to court? Arguably the police, at 3am, dealing with a whole heap of intoxicated people are making decisions on the spot and are going to get some wrong - but how can someone in the cold light of day suggest that charges should have been laid and it should have gone to court.

One does have to ask the question - if that incident hadn't occurred, would Wighton still be a Raiders player?

In relation to the last question, probably not

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[Raiders_Pat]

I just ask the same question:

The DPP had access to that footage - so why did they take this to court? Arguably the police, at 3am, dealing with a whole heap of intoxicated people are making decisions on the spot and are going to get some wrong - but how can someone in the cold light of day suggest that charges should have been laid and it should have gone to court.

One does have to ask the question - if that incident hadn't occurred, would Wighton still be a Raiders player?

Well considering the BLM-esque political nature of the commentary that has followed this very highly publicised incident, is there any chance that they could have taken this to court not because they thought they were going to win but because there were other factors at play behind closed doors? Wouldn't be the first time. But of course, that could just be crazy talk. It could just be a case of incompetency. It's all very strange indeed.

[BJ]

I’m not sure about whether Wighton would still be a Raiders player but I reckon he definitely has a better season.

Scott, Starling and Wighton clearly performed worse than their average when facing legal charges.

It obviously played on their mind either consciously or unconsciously. We can say they need to switch off from these distractions, but I wouldn’t place these three as the sharpest tools in the shed or the most mentally gifted to handle these kinds of distractions.

[Off]

Both definitely blunt tools.

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[Off]

And that pelican whitehead **** he should be at home knitting. Who the **** goes to **** nite clubs after about 22, what a bunch of pelicans, stupid **** hats to.
It makes me sick.

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Canberra Raiders praised for handling of Jack Wighton-Latrell Mitchell incident



He might've blasted ACT Policing and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, but Canberra Raiders boss Don Furner has praised his players for the way they tried to de-escalate the situation during Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell's arrest. Furner reiterated his call for DPP senior prosecutor Sam Bargwanna to apologise to the NRL stars, going on 2GB to again air his grievances on Thursday.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

"Congrats lads," Tom Starline wrote in an Instagram story, "Another win for the good guys ... Clean sweep." Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

AUDIO: Don Furner: https://omny.fm/shows/the-ray-hadley-mo ... l-mitchell

[Off]

Only a matter of time before one of these halfwits **** up again.

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[greeneyed]

Inside the failed case against Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

The story says that there was CCTV footage showing that Jack Wighton had done nothing wrong inside the nightclub that was not supplied to the DPP…

"We do seem to have a situation here where evidence was brought forward by the defence that was not provided to the prosecution," Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said on Thursday. "We need to get to the bottom of how and why that occurred."

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The CCTV video that cleared Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/ ... 5eguw.html

The DPP wanted Jack Wighton to publicly apologise to police… when the case came to court it crumbled: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/ ... 5eh3e.html

[Wiggy]

"We do seem to have a situation here where evidence was brought forward by the defence that was not provided to the prosecution," Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said on Thursday. "We need to get to the bottom of how and why that occurred."

The prosecution never bothered to get the CCTV of the incident they were prosecuting?

[cat]

"We do seem to have a situation here where evidence was brought forward by the defence that was not provided to the prosecution," Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said on Thursday. "We need to get to the bottom of how and why that occurred."

The prosecution never bothered to get the CCTV of the incident they were prosecuting?

They didn't need to get it, Don showed it to them multiple times and told them to drop the case

If the dpp are making the truth up why shouldn't the cops

[Raider Azz]

The letter the DPP sent the club is one of the most insanely arrogant things i've ever read considering how the case ended up. It's like the prosecution were living on another planet bringing this case to trial. Did they think the court would just believe the police statements and ignore all the video evidence that contradicts?

[greeneyed]

"We do seem to have a situation here where evidence was brought forward by the defence that was not provided to the prosecution," Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said on Thursday. "We need to get to the bottom of how and why that occurred."

The prosecution never bothered to get the CCTV of the incident they were prosecuting?

It seems to be the responsibility of ACT Policing to make the case and supply the DPP with all the evidence, and to sign off that they did. It seems the piece of CCTV evidence in question was missing.

[Botman]

Incompetence on every level, from lowest level of police on scene and right up to the DPP.

[Billy Walker]

If Don’s claims that this was a targeted thing towards NRL players are true then that is very bad and concerning. If those claims aren’t true and this is the standard of policing for everyone then that is a lot worse! Most punters don’t have the power and support of an NRL club behind them.

[Finchy]

If Don’s claims that this was a targeted thing towards NRL players are true then that is very bad and concerning. If those claims aren’t true and this is the standard of policing for everyone then that is a lot worse! Most punters don’t have the power and support of an NRL club behind them.

I don’t think you need the power and support of an NRL club when the whole thing is on video and contradicts the police statements. You could self-represent and just play the footage.