Backwoodsman wrote:
I think it's vital to know who has made the allegation. It may be the RFL acting on its own.
If not the accuser or accusers need to be identified to see if they have an hidden agenda .
Blowing a kiss was a bit childish , but in the grand scheme of things no big deal.
The whole thing is starting to look like a witch hunt.
If they hit him with a ban I think he would be away to to Aussie land pretty damm quick. I for one would not blame him.
The problem is he has previous, so has put himself in a position to be a more likely witch-hunt victim. If JP or Ablett had done it, people's reaction would have purely been 'That's unusual for him. why's he doing that?' Unfortunately when you have previous, as ZH has (down to his own ignorance and stupidity) you leave yourself open to being the witch that is hunted by the public.
If you feel you have been unfairly punished before for something wrong which you did at work, surely you make sure you don't do anything again that could be construed as being the same sort of thing? He would have been better sarcastically applauding or even giving him a little shove than making a gesture that (because of his 'previous') can give his detractors a new noose to hang him with.