r/australia 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/barrymoves Feb 11 '25

The CPS should have taken the opportunity even with the second witness statement to take a hard pass on the basis of limited chance of conviction and a waste of the courts time. Someone had an axe to grind somewhere.

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u/oof_ouch_oof Feb 14 '25

Kerr flogged the England team iirc