Craig Thomson

[Falkor]

At long last Hearts a stepping stone in right direction and have suspended him, now they just have to sack the sicko.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

At long last Hearts as stepping the in right direction and have suspended him, now they just have to sack the sicko.

Don't be so judgemental. We've all made honest mistakes.

I mean who hasn't sent the odd picture of their Johnson to a 12 year old girl?

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Don't be so judgemental. We've all made honest mistakes.

I mean who hasn't sent the odd picture of their Johnson to a 12 year old girl?

I'm not defending the bloke one bit and what he did is totally wrong, but what were the circumstances in which he sent the pictures? Did the two girls in question look sixteen years old?
I've not heard much detail about the case bar the odd snippet on the radio.

 

[johnny jigsaw]

Well, he certainly needs some kind of sanction from the club. Perhaps he should be forced to train with the youth side?







Oh.

 

[Falkor]

I'm not defending the bloke one bit and what he did is totally wrong, but what were the circumstances in which he sent the pictures? Did the two girls in question look sixteen years old?
I've not heard much detail about the case bar the odd snippet on the radio.

The 12 year old he has known most her life, and the 14 year old her date of birth was on the facebook account he was grooming her on.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

There was an interesting phone in on 5live yesterday morning about this and whether sex offenders should be given a second chance. I just can't see how they can when they are in a role that is so prominent to the public eye

 

[Common as Mook]

He might as well retire from professional football. If not, an opposition player may just "retire" him with two adidas Predators to the throat.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

The 12 year old he has known most her life, and the 14 year old her date of birth was on the facebook account he was grooming her on.

Well then it doesn't seem there any mitigating circumstances at all.
Hearts have now done the correct thing in suspending him.
I wonder how many companies would instantly dismiss a person if they had done such a thing?

 

[Falkor]

Well then it doesn't seem there any mitigating circumstances at all.
Hearts have now done the correct thing in suspending him.
I wonder how many companies would instantly dismiss a person if they had done such a thing?

Well i hope most would sack anyone that does things like that.

A drinks company has pulled there sponsorship on Hearts aswell, as they took to long to act on getting rid of him.

The manager has even said he dosnt want to play him now

 

[piersa]

I'm not defending the bloke one bit and what he did is totally wrong, but what were the circumstances in which he sent the pictures? Did the two girls in question look sixteen years old?
I've not heard much detail about the case bar the odd snippet on the radio.

the circumstances do no sound very mitigating at all. What a fool. Was he really grooming them or was it a one off, stupid act trying to be funny?

 

[Falkor]

Just read this from Graeme Spiers, four times capped Scottish Sports Journalist of the Year and sports journalist for the Scottish Times.

Everyone condemns what Craig Thomson has done. But he is no ‘sick paedo’ and the rest of it. This is what the internet does to kids today.

interesting debate the Scottish papers are trying to kick up

 

[brightonmark1234]

stupid boy and he will never play football again

 

[Easy 10]

the circumstances do no sound very mitigating at all. What a fool. Was he really grooming them or was it a one off, stupid act trying to be funny?

Doubtful. He even coaxed one of the girls to take her top off, the sick f***.

Hearts have been utterly PATHETIC in all of this. Yesterday they are inexplicably standing by him, but then as soon as sponsors rightly start dropping them like a hot potato, its an immediate u-turn and he's suspended. They made the wrong decision, and only corrected it when cash started coming into the equation.

How long is he suspended for anyway ? Its not like he can undo his vile crime. Just sack the little scumbag and have done with it already.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Don't be so judgemental. We've all made honest mistakes.

I mean who hasn't sent the odd picture of their Johnson to a 12 year old girl?

Me, I haven't. Not a 12 year old anyway.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This story demonstrates the greed in football.

Commons sense suggests things should have panned out as follows:

1. Hearts announce his contract has been terminated.
2. Player makes statement announcing he regrets actions and will undergo intensive counselling to address these personal problems.
3. Player's agent touts him around whilst player gets treatment.
4. Player finishes treatment, announces how it's made him a better person etc etc
5. Player signs for lower League English / European club, keeps head down.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I wonder how many companies would instantly dismiss a person if they had done such a thing?

Companies employing "ordinary" people (as opposed to vaguely famous footballers) might not find out though, or at least not instantly. Unless someone tipped them off, which I accept is reasonably likely. But it's less newsworthy, and thus unlikely to bring said company into disrepute.

Where would a company whose business was, I don't know, online advertising sales say, stand if they instantly dismissed a member of staff who had been convicted of child sex offences? Could he argue unfair dismissal on the basis that his conviction has no relevance to his job?

 

[Betfair Bozo]

In reply to Edna, most employment contracts would stipulate that offences that are obligatory to disclose are precisely that, disclosed. Therefore, a failure to do so would be a sacking offence anyway.

 

[mike79]

is it not a bit odd that he got off with just a fine?

the skank who took the piss out of that blinded copper got 12 weeks

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

And here we go again - 10 pages of pointless debatezzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Lady Whistledown]

In reply to Edna, most employment contracts would stipulate that offences that are obligatory to disclose are precisely that, disclosed. Therefore, a failure to do so would be a sacking offence anyway.

Fair do's