Repeat offender Sione Lauaki in the poop again

Former 17 test All Black Sione Lauaki has appeared in the Auckland District Court after an alleged incident last year outside an Auckland whorehouse. 

 

Luakai will be well versed in Court Proceedings having faced two charges (assault and careless driving) in Hamilton in 2010.  

That assault happened in the natural habitat of an All Black: seedy bar late at night.   

Oh yeah, then there was damaging windows and a television at a motel in Auckland on New Year’s morning 2009.   

He was proven guilty, in all those cases.  

But wait there’s more! 

In 2006 Lauaki admitted a charge of assaulting a security officer in Hamilton.  

Gets his breath back…… 

But back to the latest incident, Police allege Lauaki and his co-accused intentionally damaged a taxi in Epsom in ‘the wee smalls’ of December 13th. 

Police won’t say if booze is involved but this is an All Black, be it one with kidney problems, so it goes without saying he’ll be pissed to the gunnels.   

Steinlager?  

Look at Lauaki’s record and ask yourself “Would I get off a jail sentence if this was the latest in a long line of similar offending I was appearing in court over?”   

Buy hey, you are not a former All Black.  

 

No automatic 'Get Out of Jail Free Card' for you.  

Doubtless, he’ll get off, yet again.  

This isn’t Australia where the judiciary are finally taking a hard-line on boozed-up, violent ‘sport star’ offenders.

 

CONTRAST THE REACTIONS TO THE SAME CRIME

 

Back a couple of years Sione Lauaki had just signed a lucrative contract with Toyota to play up in Japan. 

But when Toyota got wind of his assault conviction, wacking an innocent man in a bar, they ripped-up his contract.  

The Japanese hate violence of this nature. 

To the Japanese honour, one’s name are important.  

Pity we can’t adopt this mentality here in New Zealand. 

After Lauaki’s assault conviction his employers at the time, the NZFU, fined him $4000 and said if there was another incident they too would rip-up his contract - knowing full-well they would never be in position to make good on their weasel words since Lauaki was off overseas.  

The conclusion between the reactions to the same situation being… 

1.)    Toyota Rugby Club cares more about their name than the NZRFU

2.)    Punching people in the pub is a normal occurrence in N.Z, treated some-what leniently. Not so in Japan.    

3.)    Violence is an accepted part of rugby in New Zealand. Not so Japan.