22 Responses to “The law does not apply to Steven Gerrard”

1. But the problem here is your society altogether where you always defend and look up to famous people and treat them better than an ordinary person would be treated. This problem runs deep in the UK and you sure have the weakest justice system in the developed world and on top of that a pub and club culture that allows lads to have a go and get away with it.

   swede Jul 24th, 2009 -

2. Lol saw this on Studs Up, Gerrard’s “self defense”:
   http://www.studs-up.com/2009/07/twas-self-defense-your-honour/

   antspants Jul 24th, 2009 -

3. You saw the video ????? Did you hear both sides of the arguement along with all the evidence ??? Making it easy for you to make such a judgement, unless you were in the court room throughout the trial, all we get out of you is a completely biased uneducated opinion.

   Colie Jul 24th, 2009 -

4. The man was sitting by himself at the bar, when Gerrard comes over to him with his mates. His mate attacks the man first, then Gerrard weighs in with a few digs. What evidence do I need to have seen in order to make a judgement? The CCTV evidence is clear as day. If this was anybody other than a professional footballer it would have been an open and shut case. Only in a country as messed up as ours can a man attack somebody and then claim self defence.

   -zuco- Jul 24th, 2009 -

5. Steven Gerrard chant for next season – Rihana tune – “Please don’t stop the music”!!

   Ali Jul 24th, 2009 -

6. A sad day indeed.

   Celebrities can get away with anything.
   Well done to the powers that be. You have told all of England that if they say ‘no’ to celebrities they can expect to get punched and attacked.

   if this were a Man Utd player the media would be going into meltdown by now.

   And the scum have the cheek to claim United get favours….

   RFR Jul 24th, 2009 -

7. The Law does not apply to Steven Gerrard ???

   I think the Judge and 12 good men, are the best people to judge this case. I think your writing is both ill informed and fundamentally wrong.

   frankly, after looking at the video – I was amazed it went to trial, had it not been Mr Gerrard, do you think the chap would have pressed charges ?

   There are TWO teams in Liverpool, and the jury could have easily had Evertonians on it as much as Liverpool fans.

   “The verdict given by the jury today is a disgrace to the British justice system.”

   How ?? a scuffle in a bar.. a scene that is repeated every weekend night thousands of times up and down the country is a disgrace to the British Legal System ??…This is not the Birmingham Six or Guildford 4 !!

   Mr Gerrard has already expressed remorse for the scuffle and admitted to throwing 3 punches with one connecting. need I remind you that a certain Mr Cantona did not go to prison for launching a Kung Fu kick at a fans Head – followed by some punches – the verdict 2 weeks suspended sentence,

   it took Joey Barton several attacks, a cigar being stabbed in someone’s eye before he finally got put away.

   by the way I am a Cov fan.

   Man Utd Fans – references and jibes to Hillsborough will be moderated

   (Ed: You’ll never see references to Hillsborough on this site. Don’t comment on things you know nothing about.)

   self-defence Jul 24th, 2009 -

8. A farcical decision. Anyone who believes Gerrard, or anybody else for that matter, would need to uppercut someone 3 times in self-defence is deluded. The fact that, despite all of his mates admitting their guilt , Gerrard has got away with it is not surprising but still adds just a little bit more to the complete lack of faith the British public have in our justuce system.

   reddwarf Jul 24th, 2009 -

9. It wasn’t a ’scuffle in a bar’. That would suggest that two consenting parties took part in a fight. This wasn’t a fight. It was a cowardly assault by Gerrard and his mates. The man was sat alone at the bar minding his own business when Gerrard came over giving it the big ‘I am’. All because he wouldn’t play his music.

   -zuco- Jul 24th, 2009 -

10. Hey zuco, the man who was sat alone was the one on the power trip, if you had seen all video evidence, you would of quite clearly seen the clip where Gerarrd can be seen speaking to the manageress to ask if he could have a look at what music was available and and if so could he stick on a tune or two of his liking if he spotted one, to which she agreed, but Mr. McGee had other ideas and was not having any of it, and when he spotted Gerrard with the music card immediately grabbed it from his hand, now if Mr. McGee was playing the innocent card, he would of nicely asked is there a tune you would like played or anything I can do for you in the music dept. But no…. that didn’t happen did it. Give a man a bit of power and it goes to his head, you can clearly see Gerrard leave the man alone but comes back due to the man staring at him for several mins and making him uneasy… once he comes back to chat too him he his up straight away of his stool, Gerrard has to put up with knobs like this on a daily basis, and not people who won’t do what he wants but just knobs, it’s obvious Gerrard’s mate him first, he probably deserved it, it was explained to him by Gerrard that the manageress had allowed him to change the music so what was his problem ?????

    Colie Jul 24th, 2009 -

11. (Ed: You’ll never see references to Hillsborough on this site. Don’t comment on things you know nothing about.)

    Fair point – I have just read your writings on Hillsborough. I take that line back.

    self-defence Jul 24th, 2009 -

12. This is bull, its just plain wrong. Gerrard should be in prison now!! I knew that wouldn’t happen but I thought he’d get some sort of slap on the wrist, even if he was just bound over. The problem is that he pleaded not guilty and there no way they could give him a slap on the wrists if he was found guilty, so they had to find him not guilty or send him down.

    LW1 Jul 24th, 2009 -

13. He was found not guilty get over it people.

    If Gerrard was a normal man this would not have even got to court. He explains everything if you chose not to believe him then your look out

    Oh I am a everton fan

    Daniel Jul 24th, 2009 -

14. My mate was recently given a suspended 6 months suspended sentence for EXACTLY the same type of offense – except in my mates case the guy actually said he was gonna kick the hell out of my mate and my mate only hit him once, not 3 times!!! Shocked at the decision to be honest.

    Alex Jul 24th, 2009 -

15. “Gerrard should be in prison now”

    A Judge and 12 men of the jury found him innocent. by your fuzzy logic Mr Cantona should have done hard labour for his Kung Fu Leap ?

    your thoughts only shows that Football bias clouds your judgement, if it had been Gary Neville would you say the same ? I think not.

    self-defence Jul 24th, 2009 -

16. Cantona attacked a racist. I can’t defend his actions but that may have been why the sentence was lenient.

    I disagree that Gerrard should be in prison, but I do think he was guilty and so does most of the sane world. Community service and/or a fine would have been sufficient.

    If it was Gary Neville I’d say the same. If a player is guilty it matters not which team he plays for. Plus I think Nev would have needed Roy Keane to back him up

    -zuco- Jul 24th, 2009 -

17. Totally agree with you Zuco. Regardless of the lad acting the pratt, Gerrard felt his rather huge ego had been dented. The fact his sycophantic crew decided to assault the lad and then Gerrard the coward decided to assault the lad also is disgraceful. Then again Gerrard has got away with similair antics for years on a football field, he clearly feels like on a pitch rules and laws do not apply to him. By the way Liverpool fans you are the last to start dictating over insults regarding disasters, for years prior to Hillsborough you goaded Utd fans over Munich. Like with everything else about your hypocritical fan base like Heysel that didn’t happen. Most knowledgable fans my backside!

    Gareth Fieldstead Jul 25th, 2009 -

18. This is an absolute disgrace. That clubs’ captain acts in this manner, admitting to assaulting someone and gets off scot free….whats becoming to this world. United have always dealt with such matters in a decent fashion….we gave Cantona a ban before the FA did…the courts gave him a community sentence. Gerrard attacks a normal person in a pub and gets away with it, absolute disgrace. Well thats it, F the government, F the world, I’m gonna do whatever I like from now on. Well, thats the message that I get from this courts decision. F them all

    Allyn Jul 25th, 2009 -

19. Video evidence can’t lie. Have fate in karma/retribution. If the law can’t punish the wrongdoer, something will.

    soonaiko Jul 25th, 2009 -

20. Your headline says it all “The law does not apply to Steven Gerrard”. why should it? The guy is not only Liverpool’s favorite son but English legend as well…..Oh just so you know I”M A MAN U FAN

    philC Jul 25th, 2009 -

21. Jury systems are hugely flawed in that the members of the jury usually know very little about the law, and despite being instructed on the law by the presiding officer, they often follow their “instincts”.

    In countries where there are jury systems, an accused can usually choose between trial by jury or by judge.

    It is a very well known truism in legal circles that if you are clearly guilty, insist on trial by jury, but if you are innocent, insist on a trial by judge.

    The reason is simple, you have a better chance of getting off even if you are guilty if a jury is involved than if a judge is involved.

    The CCTV evidence is very clear, and very few judges (other than one from Liverpool) would have had much sympathy for an accused claiming he felt “threatened” by a man who had just been hit in the face by one of his companions.

    Furthermore, whether the victim was obnoxious or not, that is seldom taken as an excuse or even mitigating circumstances – witness how difficult it is for women in genuinely abusive relationships to claim mitigating circumstances.

    This is a very clear case of a miscarriage of justice, and yes, Cantona should, and did, receive a sentence for his actions, as did Duncan Ferguson and others.

    Gerrard gets far too many free passes.

    He dives as much as anyone in the league, but never called a cheat.

    What chance for justice in the UK on this basis?

    What a joke, the UK should hang it’s head in shame.

    Mike Jul 25th, 2009 -

22. Justice was done. McGee should have been done for wasting the courts time. Gerrard should have hit him harder! If Gerrard wasn’t a footballer I suspect that McGee wouldn’t have been too bothered about him on the night and nothing would have happened.

    Steve Jul 25th, 2009 -

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