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[Viva_Palmeiras]

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My point is that mental health is a serious issue and shouldn’t be used as a free pass for anti social behavior. Most people with mental health issues are not sex offenders and are probably more likely to suffer abuse than perpetuate it. Conflating mental health issues and sex abuse is not helpful.

Thanks for your further explaination.

I think it can be more nuanced. There are some conditions that can (but not exclusively) combine/lead to mental health issues where “mind blindness” may impair ability to epathise, understand social cues, form and retain friendships. Problems can develop with self esteem and frustrations based around poor communication may result in behaviour that may be deemed “anti-social”. Although I imagine psexual abuse is not common.

[pollution]

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The risk of that would be reduced by robust jury selection.

Ideally, any jury would have no knowledge of him or his past.

Please explain how robust jury selection works in this case.

We also do not live in an ideal world.

[CropleyWasGod]

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Please explain how robust jury selection works in this case.

We also do not live in an ideal world.

I get that, but the ideal jury would never have heard of him. It's up to the 2 legal teams to try and ensure that is the case. I realise he's a well-known person, but there are many people out there who don't know of him, far less his exploits.

If there's any suggestion that jurors have a pre-judged opinion of the man, there are bound to be suspicions that he won't get a fair trial.

[Keith_M]

Was it Gazza that p**ssed in the pockets of his Italian team mates' designer jackets in the changing rooms?

[Iggy Pope]

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Thanks for your further explaination.

I think it can be more nuanced. There are some conditions that can (but not exclusively) combine/lead to mental health issues where “mind blindness” may impair ability to epathise, understand social cues, form and retain friendships. Problems can develop with self esteem and frustrations based around poor communication may result in behaviour that may be deemed “anti-social”. Although I imagine psexual abuse is not common.

Without jumping too far into the abyss a genuine sufferer should expect care, if not sectioning. Or if such ‘Anti-Social’ behaviour persists, then a sentence in the long run anyway? Rather than another ticket for the Gazza express with your mates and a carry out?

[Hibernia&Alba]

Clearly he's a very troubled soul, but it's possible he's also an obnoxious individual. He's done a lot of unpleasant things, though of course that isn't to pre-judge him with this particular allegation.

[Hi Heid Yin]

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Your “belief” is based on nothing other than the kind of attention seeking comment typical of inadequates who troll a fans messageboard desperate for attention.

No one knows others than the people directly involved- end of.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Unfortunately his headlines can still sell trash papers.

[Itsnoteasy]

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Who cares about Gazza! Hes a lost cause whether hes guilty or not of this particular offence

You must care.
You've taken the time to read & post!!!