There's and old but well known biblical standard called "he who is without sin throw the first stone".
Frankly, the only sin Josh Addo-Carr was guilty of it driving a car.
But even then, some sort of mitigation could be/is involved.
I have done some research that whilst cocaine supposedly goes through your system in 24 hours, in some cases it can take a few days.i.e very small traces
An example would be lets say in JAC's case, he thought he was ok to drive because he was 24 hours plus when deciding to drive, now we know that many drivers have gone for alcohol when tested up to 24 hours after drinking and actually being perfectly fine to drive, ok a line has to be drawn and cocaine is illegal and alcohol is not....BUT the consequence's of driving intoxicated are mutual.
One thing should be noted here is that Alcohol has a tolerance level .05 and cocaine has none, the degree of error is irrelevant from the system perspective but not when a person's whole career is in jeopardy.
We had a driving incident with Mam from Broncos that was much more serious than JAC's offence.
I would like to think that JAC will get the usual disqualification and fine that applies from a public prosecution. JAC was on holidays and as such the NRL does not need to get involved given that normal public justice prevails. This of course won't happen for the reasons outlined here.
Bringing the game and club into disrepute is an issue that has to be addressed, notwithstanding it is only a minor issue and all recommendations for his health, the club and the game have been identified and acted on, with the exception of meeting a perception. Anyone reading this can create their own perception, I am only interested in the perception of keeping JAC an Eel.
The NRL officially has a drug testing process/programme in place, these tests are done whilst players are in training and before a game. It is interesting to note that no one seemingly gets caught, WHY? because the NRL structure the tests so to avoid catching players out. The last thing the NRL wants is half the competition players out for a drug offence that is used across the whole of society or at least a spectrum of high performance people and athletes.....The Hipocrisy is rabid and the NRL will need to make some example of JAC to be seen in the right light......
Ilongi is a young Parra player, every one knows the white powder he was cutting was not talcum, the example that young players will be influenced by JAC is not encouraged or denied.But also incurable in our society.
Lets hope they make it so no one suffers' from the hipocrisy for any great length of time.
PS I hate and deplore political correctness, especially salving the ego's of Hipocrits!
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lol who built this ME!
I am also good with what ever the club decides...Yes a repeat offender, but we dont know the circumstances maybe it was the next day who knows.....and yes our season was offically over and he was on Holiday.
He has done a lot of good for the club on and off the field. However does he deserve grace for this. If this was someone we want gone would we be so forthcoming ?....
I kinda hope he stays....
as an aside the amount of cocaine consumed in Sydney is pretty chronic...just listen out while taking a piss at any local pub in sydney ....there are lots of cubicals with more then one and they all have colds hmmmmmmmmmm. I would say more kids are on this stuff than binge drink like we did 20-30 years ago
Well said Poppa!
Good write up Pops. I'm actually a bit surprised at the amount of moral outrage over cocaine use by an NRL player.
They. All. Do. It.
It's culturally accepted by the sport and very well known about by the clubs and their staff and they (sensibly) simply don't ask. Coke clears the bloodstream quickly. It's very popular with folks who get drug tested as part of their profession.
It's not just NRL players, it's pretty culturally acceptable to party with coke in your 20s. Go for a walk outside The Ivy on George St on Saturday morning and you'll see the empty baggies littered all over the pavement.
Ah, but I hear the shouts, it is different because he drove with it in his system!!
Yes, he did. JAC isn't a smart man. I don't think it was just his NRL career that stopped him becoming a brain surgeon. And I'm not being cruel...he has amazing athletic ability and he's capitalised on it, so great for him.
But this isn't the first or the last dumb decision he will make. Hindmarsh pumped $200,000.00 into the pokies before he took action to address it. Walsh filmed himself drinking from a literal toilet bowl. Carney pissed in his own mouth. Let's not even start with the various dog related incidents. The NRL doesn't tend to attract geniuses.
Sure, we need to have standards for our players. There are some things we should hold as "lines that shouldn't be crossed". But if that bar gets too high there will be no players left. And yes, the bar needs to be lower than "normal" people and "normal" jobs because we're asking these players to destroy their bodies for sport, to go through constant pain, injury all of which will impact their later lives. Anyone who says "yes" to that has their brain wired for risk taking behaviour.
We hire risk takers. It's a prerequisite for the job. They will do stupid things and we have to accept that and deal with it when it happens. If you want a lap dog, don't buy a doberman. If you want a great NRL player, don't expect them to be a conservative, sensible person.
The majority of them would be on the nose beers, just don't get behind a wheel and you'll be fine. That's where ado ran into trouble
I don't think anyone really cares that he got on the nose beers on his time off . I'm sure I don't care .
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