that's because everyone's afraid of footy hooligans

so fight between football fans => bystanders feel at risk of it spreading => affray

drunk cricketer beating someone to a pulp => bystanders not feeling at risk => not affray

Reckon the CPS bod was a cricket fan and put him up for a charge that he knew couldn't be sustained

Posted By: CWC on August 14th 2018 at 16:33:00

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Stokes found not guilty of Affray (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 12:46:24
- has he any other charges against him Dubs? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 12:59:59
  - ECB deciding on taking action over bringing the game into disrepute according to aggers (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 14, 13:34:38
  - No (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 13:31:11
    - result for him then. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 13:32:48
      - Yeah although as Tombs says, ECB might give him a ban. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 14, 13:38:49
        
        I bet it's retrospective as well. All nice and neat. (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 14, 13:40:49
- Lucky boy (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 12:58:43
  - I'm surprised he was acquitted, though the reporting of the case was a bit confusing (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Aug 14, 13:52:50
    - They were all acquitted, seems a bit of a shambles (Other Sports) - Jim, Aug 14, 15:07:43
      - Add the word "football" (Other Sports) - Old Splat, Aug 14, 15:53:52
        
        that's because everyone's afraid of footy hooligans (Other Sports) - CWC, Aug 14, 16:33:00
      - Clearly not a scuffle. (n/m) (Other Sports) - strap_on sally, Aug 14, 15:44:27

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