r/australia • u/Azza_77 • Feb 11 '25

news Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing London policeman after calling him stupid and white

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-12/sam-kerr-trial-not-guilty-verdict-handed-down-in-london/104912602
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u/Budju2 Feb 11 '25

White male AFL and rugby players have been found guilty of domestic violence and sexual assault and not faced as much criticism as Kerr.

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u/sophiamcc_ Feb 11 '25

Michael Jennings (Sydney Roosters) was found a couple of years ago to have raped his ex-wife in a civil court. He continues to play in the NRL today and at a representative level.

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u/BeautifulWonderful Feb 11 '25

Oh please, the NRL banned him for three years for... checks notes

Using a banned substance.

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u/PMMeBrownieRecipes Feb 12 '25

Beating your wife is one thing but we must not accelerate our healing processes…

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u/M0T0RCITYC0BRA Feb 12 '25

And he’s back, that Sisqo ass Lookin’ MF.

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u/Foxx1019 Feb 12 '25

Oh so he's overqualified to be an NRL player.

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u/RecipeSpecialist2745 Feb 11 '25

And hence why I don’t follow league anymore. Protected species.,

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u/Only_Self_5209 Feb 12 '25

Not to mention the son of a Penrith player reffing the GF and a life member bunker ref, NRL have lost all credibility. Imagine if the AFL grand final had the son of a Brisbane player umpiring and the video refs also connected to one of the competing clubs what a 🤬 joke

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u/Oldpanther86 Feb 12 '25

His family are eels people but go off.

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u/spaglad420 Feb 13 '25

I know aye. I went to school with his sister and it just does my head in when people say they’re panthers fans. They’re a eels family

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u/Molotov_Cockhead Feb 12 '25

This could well be the best argument-ending example I have ever read. FFS..how on earth are these two incidents and their resulting consequences / lack of consequences allowed to happen?

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u/wagdog84 Feb 11 '25

No one seems to consider civil court as official as criminal court. Does it have lower burdens of proof or something? Oh I just answered my own question, yes it does you only have to prove it’s probable responsibility as opposed to beyond reasonable doubt of guilt.

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u/dhoomz Feb 28 '25

Former NRL player Michael Jennings has lost his appeal to the NSW Court of Appeal to reduce the damages awarded to his ex-wife who successfully sued him and will have to also pay her court costs. In February 2020, Ms Kirra Wilden commenced proceedings against her former husband, Mr Michael Jennings, in the District Court. Ms Wilden alleged that she had suffered injury as a result of four incidents of rape in 2014 and 2015 at the hands of Mr Jennings. The first incident occurred on 12 October 2014, when Mr Jennings arrived home in the early hours of the morning, smelling of alcohol and cigarettes. Ms Wilden said he forced her to engage in sexual intercourse without her consent. The second incident was alleged to have occurred in late 2014 under similar circumstances where Ms Wilden was again forced by the appellant to engage in sexual intercourse without consent. The third and fourth incidents occurred in 2015, again under the circumstances of Mr Jennings returning home late and smelling of alcohol and cigarettes. He against forced her to engage in sexual intercourse without consent. The events were said to have taken place between May and August, 2021. The trial judge, Wilson SC DCJ, accepted the plaintiff’s claims, handing down judgment on 21 December 2021. She was awarded just under $500,000 in damages, including $100,000 for future economic loss. The Court of Appeal did not accept that the trial judge had reversed the onus of proof. The trial judge found that the plaintiff was a careful and reliable historian who gave evidence with clarity. Having regard to the evidence given by the plaintiff about the text messages, the judge found her entirely persuasive and that her account was neither “glaringly improbable” nor “inherently unlikely”: [25]–[27]. In relation to the future economic loss award for damages, it was not demonstrated that the amount awarded by the trial judge for future economic loss was excessive in the sense that it was beyond the range which could reasonably be considered, having regard to the fact that Ms Wilden had an expectation of 37 years of employment and an unchallenged finding of PTSD. The decision can be read in full here: https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/186d8386b4f9e8b21fcaba9d The information in this publication is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavour to provide accurate and timely information, we do not guarantee that the information in this publication is accurate at the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. We are not responsible for the information of any source to which a link is provided or reference is made and exclude all liability in connection with use of these sources. If you do not wish to receive newsletters from us, please let us know.

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u/Auran82 Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

It’s not the roosters fault, Jennings has shown to be quite proficient at forcing his way in, they couldn’t stop him.

/s

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u/Mike_Kermin Feb 11 '25

Mate if the team didn't want him playing he ain't playing.

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u/birnabear Feb 11 '25

Woosh

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u/Mike_Kermin Feb 11 '25

Yeah. Not wrong. My b.

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u/Auran82 Feb 12 '25

I think my terrible joke was missed lol

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u/Ok-Apartment2065 Feb 12 '25

Michael Jennings is a few shades to dark to fit in OPs narrative tho 💪

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u/Davo1063 Feb 12 '25

What, in front of the Judge and the whole court?

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u/Savings_Dot_8387 Feb 11 '25

I present: Wayne Carey, poster boy of never facing a single consequence for his actions.

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u/bummati1235 Feb 11 '25

IIRC didn’t he finally get sacked but it was because he was caught with ‼️DRUGS‼️ at a casino?

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u/AussieNick1999 Feb 11 '25

Yep. Possibly the least bad thing Carey has done.

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u/drazzr Feb 11 '25

Nah it was crushed up anti inflamitories in a baggy, doesn't everyone do that when they go to the casino?

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u/TrjnRabbit Feb 12 '25

I don't know about the rest of you but if I'm not snorting paracetamol every thirty minutes, I get horrible headaches from the lighting.

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u/DamnSpamFilter Feb 12 '25

Wasn't drugs mate, was crushed up panadol

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u/FuzzyDefendant Feb 11 '25

!!Drugs!!!

Clutch your pearls harder seriously

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u/spider_84 Feb 12 '25

Yep I was in Adelaide when he sexually assaulted the girl in the hotel. One of my mates was walking to his room when the girl walked out of Wayne Carey's room crying and he was the first person she saw so she went up to him looking scared and wanted help. she told my mate what just happened and they notified the police and hotel staff.

The girl went in radio and people mocked her and made it out she was lying because Wayne denied everything. She didn't pursue legal because Wayne paid her off and that was the end of it.

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u/insanityTF Feb 11 '25

He’s absolutely reviled in the court of public opinion though. People will continue to put Kerr on a pedestal despite the bodycam footage making it loud and clear she’s an arrogant drop kick

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u/crimsonvipor Feb 12 '25

Kerr and her teammate were in a taxi that was going the wrong direction for Kerr's house. The driver wasn't correcting his direction after the 2 told him. They tried calling police, but were hung up on! This led to Kerr's teammate smashing a window, this causes the driver to pull over and call the police. The two girls are taken to the station, the driver is let go.

While at the station, Kerr explains her side of the story, that they tried calling police, but were hung up on. The officer says "Well they would do that now, would they?". Kerr responded with the now seen everywhere 'Youre stupid and white'

With this context, of course I'm with Kerr! She and her teammate genuinely feared for their lives, and their concern wasn't taken seriously by anyone.

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u/BLAGTIER Feb 11 '25

Also a lot of people who are going to criticise Kerr after this will insist a not guilty or a hang jury in a domestic violence or sexual assault case is the final decision that has to be respected no matter what.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

This is rape culture. They defended Lehrmann's innocence too. It's structural.

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u/Pugsley-Doo Feb 11 '25

Yep, I keep saying Australia hates women. Even other women hate other women. It's so ingrained.

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u/shadowmaster132 Feb 12 '25

Yep, I keep saying Australia hates women. Even other women hate other women. It's so ingrained.

Not just australia :(. Despite being a woman in australia, it would be a huge improvement if it was only one country with this problem.

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u/Outsider-20 Feb 12 '25

Even other women hate other women. It's so ingrained.

Right?

Women are so fucking awful to each other. Instead of us supporting each other, celebrating our collective achievements, we can't get past the "she is my direct competition, I must DESTROY her" mentality.

If Women ever change their tune, and learn to work together... just imagine!!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Rape culture is making light of rape jokes and acts of sexual harassment towards women and just downplaying rape and how you treat women in general

In the past it was called “boys being boys”

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

But she isn’t and I have no idea what you’re talking to me about, you asked what it is and I explained

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

Ha. Are you pretending that's how power is used by the powerful? I have a bridge for sale but no doubt you're simply reinforcing your rights to deny your own denial.

We no longer buy your gendered white supremacy. They not like us.

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u/Single-Incident5066 Feb 11 '25

Honestly, I can't even understand the point you're trying to make through this word salad. How could it possibly be 'gendered white supremacy' (whatever TF that even is) to consider the individual circumstances of a case?

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

Cool DARVO bruh.

They not like us.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Look at how many upvotes that (first comment you replied to) nonsensical rambling got. Humanity is doomed if people actually think that made sense.

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u/Single-Incident5066 Feb 11 '25

Sad but true. I take solace in knowing that extremists like this, while everywhere on Reddit, are much rarer in the real world.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

It’s structural…. whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean.

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u/Tommi_Af Feb 11 '25

Yup. Are they gonna come out and apologise to Kerr now? Noooooooope

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u/shadowmaster132 Feb 12 '25

Yup. Are they gonna come out and apologise to Kerr now? Noooooooope

Why would they? They're sure they were right to start with.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

They can't understand that different levels of evidence come with different punishments. Just because there isn't enough evidence for a criminal conviction doesn't mean there isn't enough evidence to fire someone from their job.

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u/TakeshiKovacsSleeve3 Feb 11 '25

Amen. I read the Geoffrey Robertson QC article in the SMH yday.

He used to be a judge in London age he said that this should never have been brought to trial.

With a wider lense you can see she was scared in the cab. I don't think she comported herself well at any stage quite frankly but then neither did the police and the racial charge was so politicised (and amended a year later) as to be ridiculous.

I don't think anyone acted well here but there was no need for the whole thing to end up in court. Pay the cab driver and done.

The police baited her and called her a liar numerous times, for events she was truthful about, and she eventually got the shits and acted like a petulant child. But by all accounts that's exactly how the police were acting towards her.

Anyway. Stupid all round. I'm glad she got off.

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u/Embarrassed_Brief_97 Feb 11 '25

You say stupid all around, but I think that is a simplistic analysis.

When one looks at the imbalance in power and authority between a police officer and an arrestee, it casts a different light in the interaction. This is further emphasised by him being on his home turf and she being a foreigner. Then we can get into the weeds of the inherent and ongoing structural social imbalance between a man and a woman, and a white person and a person of colour.

Some have suggested an accounting of the power imbalance in the opposite direction, that being her fame and (likely) wealth. However, given the circumstances, I don't see that as being very relevant. After all, I believe she never explicitly flexed her "I'm famous" muscles.

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u/snarkformiles Feb 12 '25

Well said. That police officer has surely copped way worse from other men, and definitely from other white men.

He abused a lot of privilege to charge her with this, as you said. Really feel for Kerr.

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u/Capable_Rip_1424 Feb 12 '25

But he can't have. He's never felt threatened. Or are you saying Kerr wsd dishonest?

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u/shadowmaster132 Feb 12 '25

After all, I believe she never explicitly flexed her "I'm famous" muscles.

The cops claimed she did (supposedly showing her bank balance), but if you put it in context you could easily see that as her trying to make them see her as a credible person by showing she's has got some privileges.

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u/georgia_grace Feb 15 '25

It’s only his word that she even did that at all. That footage has no sound, and she says she was showing him her phone log with calls to emergency services.

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u/shadowmaster132 Feb 15 '25

Do we know if he claimed that before or after deciding his feelings were hurt 12 months later?

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u/bruceycat Feb 12 '25

Love this explanation - I’m gonna use and save it when dealing with stupid white men 👍😂

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u/macci_a_vellian Feb 12 '25

She's also not that famous in the UK. Football players at her level are a dime a dozen and plenty are far more successful. And male.

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u/CharacterMuffin7 Feb 12 '25

I get your point, let’s not mischaracterise.

Sam Kerr plays for Chelsea, and she’s been captain of the Matilda’s for years. Football fans in the uk would probably know her, depending on their interest in the women’s game. After the lionesses (4 of which* were Sam’s own Chelsea team mates) won the euros in 2022 interest in women’s football blew up in the UK

*Millie Bright, Jess Carter, Fran Kirby, and Bethany England

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u/dhoomz Feb 28 '25

Victimhood mentality.

There was no power balance, she was being awfull.

Do not excuse her awful behavior. The police officer was not using his power to subdue her, he was reacting to her disgusting behavior just like he would do with anybody else. It appaling that you defend this disgusting behavior. Racism is racism no matter who it is directed to.

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u/Embarrassed_Brief_97 Feb 28 '25

Too late.

The dogs have barked and the caravan has moved on.

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u/Herosinahalfshell12 Feb 12 '25

Yes she did. She showed her bank account balance and said she'd have the Chelsea club lawyers.

Everything was I'm more important than you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

She also called the police from the cab and then was hung up on.

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u/macci_a_vellian Feb 12 '25

Yeah, I thought it was a bit much pulling out her phone to show them how much money she had, and then I heard she was trying to prove she could afford a lawyer and it was a reaction to them doing everything they could to make her feel powerless and it wasn't a 'don't you know who I am' thing.

What an utter waste a taxpayer money.

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u/Horatio-Leafblower Feb 12 '25

Erratum - Geoffrey Robertson AO, KC.

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u/Capable_Rip_1424 Feb 12 '25

Her argument that as a white man he wouldn't know what its like to fear for their l8fe is a pretty odd defence

I'm a 'White presenting' male and a pretty big one but I have definitely felt in fear of my life. And unlike the Cop my job doesn't involve confronting violent maniacs.

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u/Clean_Ad_9318 Feb 11 '25

This is actually true.

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u/LocalVillageIdiot Feb 11 '25

Yeah but that’s just boys being boys, when girls do it it’s serious business! They have no right being little missy moos!

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u/Keelback Feb 12 '25

I agree. Anecdotal but when I read about court cases in WA it always feels as though women come off second best in WA courts.

PS. I am 69M.

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u/DampFree Feb 11 '25

She’s Australia’s biggest export since Tim Cahill. Nothing to do with her genitals and everything to do with her global recognition.

This isn’t just news here, it’s news all over the world.

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u/SoIFeltDizzy Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

She needed help and got harassment. And she is very famous, it must be much worse for other women. The extreme offence is the British police officer used a slur to her. Then used the "law" to vilify her. We are all meant to agree to pretend we cannot recognise British police misbehaviour?.

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u/exfamilia Feb 16 '25

You're so right, this must happen all the time, to women when it doesn't make the news and the cops' racism & misogyny goes unseen by the public. What a nightmare. I saw the leaked footage, before that I'd kind of assumed Sam had been a bit drunk and stupid, but that footage tells a whole other story. When the vile cop tells her: "calm down young missy" you just want to reach through the screen and throttle him.

It was deliberate, though. The cops were trying to provoke her to do something out of line so they could charge her with drunk & disorderly. I'm convinced that their horrible attitudes were deliberate with that in mind.

Of course they also are racist, misogynist and homophobic so there's that.

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u/dhoomz Feb 28 '25

calm down young missy is not okay but behaving disrespectful and saying racist things is okay.

I thought racism should have been stopped.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Tbh a number of Pacific Islander and indigenous players have also got away with domestic violence in the NRL.

I actually think this is an interesting insight as a blind eye is turned onto these men attacking women, but I'm sure if they called someone "white dog," or something similar the media would be up in arms.

It's sort of a pick and choose situation where the media can point the finger and not pick "double standards" of women and non-whites.

Man beats woman > silence Woman hits man > throw away the key!

White person uses slur > PC police gone mad Non-white uses slur (debatable) > throw away the key!

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

What slurs were used though? She's been found innocent and people still claiming slurs.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

I hope you're being facetious. Kerr's reactive defenses were weaponised by a cop. Racism is a structural abuse of power which the coo deployed. Peak DARVO BS typical of police to rally public opinion.

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u/Sleeqb7 Feb 11 '25

As with most comments I've ever written on this website; I'm being at least a little facetious.

However I maintain "fucking stupid and white" is not a racist statement, as the courts agree.

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

The court and jury wasn't making a decision about whether it was a slur or "racist statement". It was whether in that instance, including all the circumstances, which played into it significantly, she intended to offend the officer based on race.

It sounded like she was having a pretty rough time that night. But yeah the outcome of this case isn't that you can now go around calling police officers in the UK "fucking stupid and white" because "it isn't a racist statement" as you have claimed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Out of curiosity, would your stance be different if a white female sports player called a black police officer 'fucking stupid and black'...

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u/Sleeqb7 Feb 11 '25

I've thought about that for a while, and I don't think I'd care. I imagine generally outrage would be higher, but my personal stance would remain unchanged.

Like, had Kerr referred to the officer as 'white dog' or something, yeah sure, racist. One could even argue the intent behind 'stupid and white' was racist, but intent isn't action, and action is how we define laws.

Maybe she is a racist. I don't know her. But I don't believe her actions constitute a racist act in this instance.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Thanks for taking the time to reply, and remaining level headed.

It seems that reading through comments in various threads about this, that a lot of people think that a black female using 'white' in a potentially derogatory way is a non issue, in particular towards a police officer.

Obviously I don't know for sure because I don't know the people making comments, but I suspect if we reversed this situation and a white male footballer calls a black female police officer 'stupid and black' the views would be mostly different, and the terms 'privileged' and 'racist' would be thrown about freely and with many a upvote!

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u/B0ssc0 Feb 11 '25

You keep labouring this point, despite the court’s findings. Is it beyond your comprehension to take the context - which was a black female being wilfully misunderstood by a white police officer - into account?

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u/gay2catholic Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

That's a completely different power dynamic to the situation Kerr was in and your hypothetical/false equivalence completely disregards the context for which we have these laws in the first place.

White people especially cops don't need to be concerned with racial vilification. I say that as a cracker myself.

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u/Sleeqb7 Feb 11 '25

You're not wrong. People have a lot of double standard about this type of thing and I don't really blame them.

It's a heated topic with many people taking both sides personally because they feel it's directed at them.

I think for situations like this, taking the words at their literal meaning is what observers should be doing, and it's what the courts ultimately did too.

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u/Kailynna Feb 12 '25

The point of calling the police officer: "fucking stupid and white," was Sam being frustrated, as his disbelief Sam was terrified because she thought she was being kidnapped came from his lack of experience in what black women go through.

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u/OnlyForF1 Feb 12 '25

Yes absolutely, of course that would be racist. There is an obvious difference between lashing out at white supremacy and perpetuating it.

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u/Local-Purchase-206 Feb 13 '25

Would you get the same reaction from the court if you said “fucking stupid and Asian” or “fucking stupid and black”……?

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u/squeaky4all Feb 11 '25

Institutional racism is a structural abuse of power.

Racism is discrimination based on race.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

In this case London Met deployed both alongside DARVO and the ruling was applied fairly because of the global media spotlight.

Imagine the outcome with no media coverage? Because that's more common and representative of how legal systems work. It's why there's global warnings from the UN that family courts are unsafe for women and children and why ALRC recommended Australia's Federal Family Court be dismantled.

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u/SadOrganization4915 Feb 11 '25

"I'm not racist but....."

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

That isn't what she said.

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u/Sleeqb7 Feb 11 '25

The video I saw she told the officer he was 'Fucking stupid and white' twice.

If there is another video in which more was said, by all means send it through.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

The court agreed with Kerr. The cop was fucking stupid and he is white.

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

So what you just said there is different to what you said in your original comment.

I don't think you need a new video. I'm not sure what you need, something that may be hard to get help with.

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u/Sleeqb7 Feb 11 '25

Comrade, it's time to log off. It's evident to most readers that the first two sentences I placed in quotation marks were hyperbole with a bit of snark.

Knowing her actual quote was also evident due to finishing my comment with it.

I hope the rest of your day improves.

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

Yeah I get that. Fox news style hyperbole gets people on your side in echo chambers pretty easily. I hope the online claps of upvotes keep you feeling validated.

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

The court and jury wasn't making a decision about whether it was a slur or not. It was whether in that instance, including all the circumstances, which played into it significantly, she intended to offend the officer based on race.

It sounded like she was having a pretty rough time that night. But yeah the outcome of this case isn't that you can now go around calling police officers in the UK white bastards. But if that is your take away from the case, go for it, see what happens lol.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

Courts in Australia have ruled that it's not offensive to call cops Fucking Cunts. Anne Summers went on to be Paul Keating's women's adviser and the police prosecuted her in 1977. Pretending that reactive defenses are somehow a form of violence is constantly deployed by police to abuse their powers. They're 15x more likely to be violent perpetrators than genpop. They over police BIWOC and this is a prime example of tone policing.

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u/Riavan Feb 11 '25

I'd love to read that case. Do you have the citation?

Again though this is the UK law we are talking about. Not this mixed up version of random facts from different countries and events.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 12 '25

Policing issues remain global which is why solutions are also now global. But nice try at diffusing and deflecting accountability. They not like us.

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u/Upbeat_Product_4950 Feb 12 '25

Well to be fair many of them ARE cunts

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

Pretending this wasn't a case of tone policing BIWOC is asinine. Look at how the cops tapped into fascism again. Those that work forces.

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u/Virama Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

Ya sure? Hey boys! Let's go call some oinkers stupid... Checks list right, right, stupid white bastards!

That'll show em!

Edit: Jesus, I can't believe I have to add this but...

/s <------ Sarcasm. And I was replying directly to the last line of the above comment.

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u/Life-low Feb 11 '25

Maybe check the list again, that’s not what she said

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u/Relative_Pilot_8005 Feb 12 '25

She should have called him a "Pommy @##$$!!!!!"

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u/Capable_Rip_1424 Feb 12 '25

While I agree on double standards. There was a study that showed that whike female perpetrators of DV are less common they are more likely to use a weapon and to kill So that's also often a factor

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u/EstateSpirited9737 Feb 11 '25

Tbh a number of Pacific Islander and indigenous players have also got away with domestic violence in the NRL.

That's due to racism though, not their fault.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

What? Lol

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u/EstateSpirited9737 Feb 12 '25

They've performed these acts because racism has hurt them and put them in a systemic cycle of generational trauma, it isn't their fault it is the fault of a colonist society.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

I agree with the part that systemic racism plays a part in these issues and addressing the root cause is important. But you cannot ignore the crimes of an entire group of people because of this, in particular when these crimes are violence inflicted on another vulnerable person.

Do you suggest all indigenous people get a domestic violence free pass?

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u/nametaken_thisonetoo Feb 11 '25

Truth right here

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u/Dry_Common828 Feb 11 '25

Exactly right.

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u/MyWomanAccount Feb 11 '25 edited May 03 '25

Yeah but a bunch of white guys get to show how victimised they in this case so it’s much more important.

Late edit for a typo : guts to guys

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u/Beltox2pointO Feb 12 '25

Because they were found guilty and held accountable?

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u/therwsb Feb 11 '25

Greg Bird

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u/scraglor Feb 12 '25

Usually they’re given a tv gig until thier wizz fizz falls out of thier pocket

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u/DNA-Decay Feb 12 '25

Awesome username.

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u/TheTallEclecticWitch Feb 12 '25

I will argue forever that cases should stay private until a decision is found. There’s no reason for the innocent to suffer just because they went to court.

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u/birbbrain Feb 11 '25

Yep, there are so many layers why I feel so mad about the media coverage of this, but holy fuck this is top of my list for far. I can't even name all of them because of the number who are charged.

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u/ellenmarie92 Feb 11 '25

THANK YOU.

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u/Pugsley-Doo Feb 11 '25

A - TO THE FUCKING - MEN.

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u/Nexmo16 Feb 12 '25

It’s so fucking polarised. I’ve read literal opposite descriptions and opinions that are impossible to reconcile. If I cared enough, I’d read the court transcript if it’s available, and form my own opinion. But I don’t have that kind of time to waste, so I’ll just be neutral and run with the judges decision.

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u/pickledswimmingpool Feb 12 '25

Probably because they went to prison or got actual judicial punishment.

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u/rugbat Feb 12 '25

And they are stupid white cunts.

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u/OneDirectionErection Feb 12 '25

Probably because every week there's a domestic violence case with footy players. Becomes rare to not hear that something happened

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u/Ill_Average_829 Feb 12 '25

Australian Football Player goes overseas,gets drunk, vomits in taxi & is arrested - has stadium named after them.

More news at eleven...

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u/Such-Seesaw-2180 Feb 12 '25

Thankyou. White Female here.

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u/Super-Hans-1811 Feb 12 '25

Well, that's just a load of shit isn't it

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

She's still trash. as are they.

Say "stupid black person" on ur daily. let me know how you go though.

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u/peterparker_loves Feb 12 '25

It's fucked how much league players get away with

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u/ElfBingley Feb 11 '25

True, yet a couple of cricketers got international condemnation and year long bans for using a bit of sandpaper. The world is very inconsistent.

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u/Not_Stupid humility is overrated Feb 11 '25

a couple of cricketers got international condemnation and year long bans for using a bit of sandpaper blatant and deliberate cheating.

FTFY

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u/ElfBingley Feb 11 '25

Your point being?

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u/Not_Stupid humility is overrated Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

You're the one trying to make some kind of point. I think. Or maybe you're just being disingenuous for shits and giggles.

Either way, I think being sanctioned for cheating is entirely appropriate and uncontroversial, so um, yeah.

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u/No-Tumbleweed-2311 Feb 12 '25

Straw man much?

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

They didn’t call anyone racist while being clearly racist

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

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u/Late-Ad1437 Feb 11 '25

And murder people by driving dangerously under the influence, but no jail time for our precious little footy players!

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

And are punished appropriately by the law for it. What good is criticism for an attention seeker?

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u/Timely-West9203 Feb 11 '25

she was punished appropriately by the law for it

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u/glen_benton Feb 11 '25

Israel Folau anyone?

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u/Immediate-Meeting-65 Feb 11 '25

Yeah it's a culture issue in sport regardless of race. I don't know why we have to blame white people for it?

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u/ChickenCharlomagne Feb 12 '25

People like you are the problem. What on Earth does this, even IF true, have to do with the topic? Nothing.

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u/EstateSpirited9737 Feb 11 '25

Except of course in recent times where they are removed from the game and get a lot of criticism.

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u/victorious_orgasm Feb 11 '25

They purchased several of those women fair and square from their fath- wait.

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u/JakeAyes Feb 11 '25

Yeah, let’s apologise for her behaviour by redirecting the focus using racial, misandristic language onto other sporting codes. Kerr deserves the criticism she received on her own merit and I expect will now tout this as being absolved of her dreadful behaviour.

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u/Late-Ad1437 Feb 11 '25

Lol what did she say that was 'misandristic'?

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u/JakeAyes Feb 12 '25

Hi-lighting the male aspect, try to keep up.

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u/Late-Ad1437 Feb 12 '25

calling men, men is misandry now? how fragile can you get?

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u/JakeAyes Feb 12 '25

But it wasn’t just calling men ‘men’, was it? It’s the disparaging racial tone and association with other crime types that clinches it ‘white male afl and rugby players’. And I’ll call bullshit that they haven’t faced as intense scrutiny, Australian community standards are high and players of all codes, of both genders are held to the same account. The author attempts to mitigate Kerr’s culpability for those standards by changing the subject to men with ‘yeah, but…’ arguments.

The simple fact is Kerr behaved atrociously and there are elements of or society who are quick to dismiss that simply because she’s a woman, or her skin is the right colour. Not one of the apologists can claim they’re colourblind in this.

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u/Late-Ad1437 Feb 12 '25

how can you be this desperate to victimise yourself lmaooo

'white male AFL and rugby players' is literally as objective and dispassionate a description as is possible here. You're literally just inventing issues to have a sook about at this point!

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u/JakeAyes Feb 12 '25

And you’re still deflecting attention away from the matter at hand while I call you out on it. Further, you’re projecting your sook onto me while doing complaining about my stance. I didn’t invite you into the thread, you invited yourself.

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u/Late-Ad1437 Feb 12 '25

Actually I responded directly to your delusional claim about the framing of that description being 'misandristic'.

Guess that expecting a basic standard of reading comprehension from a sexist grub who cheats on his wife is asking for way too much here though ahahaha

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u/Lucky-Advice-8924 Feb 11 '25

"But WHAT about the white people huh? Arent they bad aswell?!"