Anyone who has seen the footage of Ben Cockayne's attack on a helpless victim can only but wonder what Walker and Bailey did that was that much worse to warrant the sentences levied on them.

Cockayne has been given a suspended 12 month sentence - how can this be comparable justice?

Colour?

Different judge's,the prison's are full and in chev and ryan's case the judge stated he was gonna make an "example" of them.
I've been dissillusioned with our justice system re-serious crime sentencing for a lot of years as it seems way too lenient.

Looking at the footage, it is shocking that he got away with it. Not only did he attack the bloke, it also looks like he stood over him, gloating as well.

A bit like Bailey did to Fa'asavalu after the legal tackle a couple of weeks ago?

Not only that he actually goes back for a second go - how can we allow these people to out on the streets - the inconsistency of sentencing gives you little faith in the system and its processes

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... l?id=41953 Absolutely sickening

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... l?id=41953 Absolutely sickening

It makes you wonder what you have to do to get a prison sentence - this is obscene.

Did Bailey attack Maurie before hand, kicking him while he was unconscious on the floor???

No, thought not.

As I remember many people at the time, including the Leeds club, were shocked by the custodial sentence given in the Walker/Bailey judgement. I seem to remember the club making a statement that they thought that the sentence was overly harsh. If you think like that then maybe they got the Cockayne judgement right. I don't think prison is much use sometimes. The kid has a job (or maybe not? I don't think the league should de-register him but it's possible) and a sporting club can be the best place for someone to learn from a mistake like this. And, he hasn't gotten away with it. Any more trouble and he's inside for a considerable stretch and his career is effectively over.
He's been punished but the best chance of protecting the public from him may be to have him a useful member of society?

Then again if he goes out and beats up someone else next week I'm talking out of my @r$e.

I've always maintained that there are certain incidents, that if they happened to my family, would result in me taking the law into my own hands, and I'm probably not the only one.

Hopefully the next RL players to be sentenced are dealt with more severley, and a prison sentence is deemed suitable.

Surely this sends a message out that it is OK to kick a man half senseless - what if the guy had died or suffered brain injury should he have dealt with in the same way - his actions could have been identical but with a different result?

On the field Cockayne appears indisciplines and hot-headed this is further evidence of a man incapable of controlling his temper - do you think playing an agressive sport is going to help him control that?