Australian Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Avoids Conviction After Guilty Plea for Assaulting His Ex
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will not be convicted despite pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend during an incident that took place over two years ago, according to multiple outlets.
The athlete, 27, appeared at the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court in Canberra, Australia, on Friday, where he pleaded guilty to assaulting ex-Chiara Passari during an argument in January 2021, the Associated Press reported.
Facing a maximum penalty of two years in prison for the altercation, per The New York Times, the outlet said that Kyrgios argued to dismiss the charge by citing his history of mental health issues, though he later withdrew the bid.
Magistrate Beth Campbell chose to not record a conviction against Kyrgios, however, stating that the tennis star had no criminal record and that the incident was not premeditated, therefore allowing him to leave the court without a conviction or criminal record, according to the AP.
Aussie guy can you chime with any knowledge of Australian law. Does a judge have the power of discretion to pardon a defendant that pleads guilty because of depression in the US? The judge was probably just terrified that Kyrgios might call her racist.
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Hugh Nibley claimed he bumped into Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Gertrude Stein, and the Grand Duke Vladimir Romanoff. Dishonesty is baked into Mormonism.
Aussie guy can you chime with any knowledge of Australian law. Does a judge have the power of discretion to pardon a defendant that pleads guilty because of depression in the US? The judge was probably just terrified that Kyrgios might call her racist.
Aussie guy? Do you even notice who is posting around here? He's not registered on this board.
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The judge was probably just terrified that Kyrgios might call her racist.
Because of his Greek father, or Malay mother?
Can you explain what’s going on with your thought process?
Kyrgios has always complained that he's penalized more harshly for his on court antics because of his skin color/race, so yes his Malay mother. There were numerous calls to have Sasha Zverev suspended from the ATP tour for alleged domestic violence. But since this allegation was made while Zverev, (a Russian speaking German citizen) was in Moscow and no actual charges were brought in Russia or Germany, the ATP ultimately didn't move on the suspension. As far as I know, nobody is calling for Kyrgios to be suspended. Correct me if I'm wrong but nobody in the tennis world is even talking about the Kyrgios case.
But it is amazing to me that the judge was able to say, "Ok you've admitted that you physically assaulted your ex girlfriend, but since you were depressed, we're going to let you off the hook without any legal consequences." I suppose we have similar things in the USA like therapeutic jurisprudence. But even OJ Simpson had to deny, allege racism against the LAPD, systemic racism in the criminal justice system, and spend a long trial and bankrupt himself to be acquitted of murdering his exwife and her boyfriend. Ultimately the race card trumped the gender card in that case as well so there are definitely similar precedents set in both the USA and Australian legal systems.
And when the Confederates saw Jackson standing fearless like a stonewall, the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
Australian Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Avoids Conviction After Guilty Plea for Assaulting His Ex
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will not be convicted ...
Aussie guy can you chime with any knowledge of Australian law. Does a judge have the power of discretion to pardon a defendant that pleads guilty because of depression in the US? The judge was probably just terrified that Kyrgios might call her racist.
First: the story you quote says it was a magistrate, not a judge.
Second: just what the Sam Hill is wrong with you anyway?
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First: the story you quote says it was a magistrate, not a judge.
Do magistrates in the US get to dismiss charges and convictions due to depression? Aren't they still required to feign innocence and allege racism before being let off Scott free?
And when the Confederates saw Jackson standing fearless like a stonewall, the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
First: the story you quote says it was a magistrate, not a judge.
Do magistrates in the US get to dismiss charges and convictions due to depression? Aren't they still required to feign innocence and allege racism before being let off Scott free?
Huh?
Hugh Nibley claimed he bumped into Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Gertrude Stein, and the Grand Duke Vladimir Romanoff. Dishonesty is baked into Mormonism.
First: the story you quote says it was a magistrate, not a judge.
Do magistrates in the US get to dismiss charges and convictions due to depression? Aren't they still required to feign innocence and allege racism before being let off Scott free?
First: the story you quoted involved a magistrate in Australia, not a magistrate in the US.
Second (just in case it comes up on Jeopardy): the term is actually 'scot free' but has popularly-but-incorrectly been associated with 'Scot' (i.e. 'from Scotland') or even 'Dred Scott' of Supreme Court fame. In fact, some time between the 11th and 13th centuries or thereabouts Scandanavian 'skat' was transmogrified into English 'scot' which as roughly equivalent in meaning to 'tax.'
Third: just what the Sam Hill is wrong with you anyway?
Do magistrates in the US get to dismiss charges and convictions due to depression? Aren't they still required to feign innocence and allege racism before being let off Scott free?
First: the story you quoted involved a magistrate in Australia, not a magistrate in the US.
Second (just in case it comes up on Jeopardy): the term is actually 'scot free' but has popularly-but-incorrectly been associated with 'Scot' (i.e. 'from Scotland') or even 'Dred Scott' of Supreme Court fame. In fact, some time between the 11th and 13th centuries or thereabouts Scandanavian 'skat' was transmogrified into English 'scot' which as roughly equivalent in meaning to 'tax.'
Third: just what the Sam Hill is wrong with you anyway?
That is interesting etymology on skat. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
And when the Confederates saw Jackson standing fearless like a stonewall, the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
