What are peoples views on Evans future with regards employment?

Once he's finished his sentence should he be allowed to resume his football career? Or should he try gain employment out of the public eye? Or should it be a case of he shouldn't be allowed to work again?

 

Once his sentence is complete he has the right to resume his career. Clubs & Companies have the right to employ him or not. I wouldn't employ a convicted rapist who has shown no remorse.

 

Regardless of the rights or wrongs, something quite ugly has been allowed to grow in regard to Evans. Imprisonment was his sentence, and he has served the portion of that which the law deems appropriate. There seems to be a baying mob growing which would seek to disallow him from playing again. God help us if mob rule ever takes over. That would be goodbye to justice.

 

Hang the b'astard have done with it eh, and even that won't be enough for some.

 

I think personally that his vehement denial, despite being convicted with no appeal, his lack of remorse and if you read his website, the strong positioning that his victim is being sullened is creating the strength of resentment to him. Rewards to offer evidence against his victim also doesn't help. However there is also a minority that will strongly and blindly support his position. Finally after saying this, i can see why there is a growing mob for/against and companies want to distance themselves. None of this is good for anyone and especially the sport of football as well as society itself.

 

I think that any convicted criminal should not be allowed to be involved in football (player, manager, coach, director etc.) until their sentence is spent. Obviously that will mean for certain crimes they will never be involved in football again.

 

I may be a blind fool who tries to see good in someone that has been convicted of a crime but surely people deserve a chance back in society again?

The unfortunate thing about footballers is that they are in a media frenzy constantly and football fans baying for blood, moving abroad is probably his best option once his sentence is up.

 

For me, a few things have to happen before he even gets a chace to start up again, in football.

(1) he has to finish his sentence
(2) he has to either admit he was guilty or run a full and final appeal ie. close the story once and for all
(3) he has to show some remorse to the community
(4) he has to put something back into the sport that has paid him thus far
(5) he has to be sensible in his football return and choose a club / country that helps him make the transition without creating a big media and spectator fuss

 

There are certain places of work where sex offenders just should not be employed...A football club should certainly be one.

 

Any convicted criminal? That would be harsh. A young lad involved in a silly fight who is convicted and given a fine and community service would have to wait 10 years for it to be spent before resuming their career?

 

Depends how long they were sentenced to, law changed on 'spending' convictions last year. A six month prison sentence is now 'spent' two years after the sentence has ended and a community sentence 1 year after it's been served. By the way I'm a bleeding heart liberal and believe in rehabilitation rather than punishment. Rehabilitation being the key word.

 

100% agree. Do the time, rehabilitate (give something back to the community) then reintegrate. I see none of this in the Evans case, he's not even done the time yet.

 

Aye of course. Forgot about that reform.

 

I'm all for rehabilitation and actively helping ex-convicts find employment, not just allowing them the chance. But it's difficult to have any sympathy with this bloke while ever he has that ******* website up which vilifies the lass he raped giving his followers/supporters ammunition to continue harassing her. He made a video on his release protesting his innocence. If he had owt about him he would have made a video appealing to those who support him to leave the lass alone and he'd close the website.

There's nothing wrong with claiming you're innocent, if you believe it to be true, but there are ways to go about it. What's been going on is appalling and I don't believe he's ready for employment because his actions are continuing to make the life of another a misery.

 

If you was him and you 110% fully believed you was innocent of rape how would you conduct yourself in terms of the media and your day to day activities??

I'm not been provocative by the way.....you tend to give a well balanced view to most issues Jay

 

I am absolutely bored to tears of it all and couldn't care less what happens to him.

The need to be outraged/offended by something these days is nauseating in the extreme. If he gets to play in the football league again, fine. If he doesn't, fine. I just wish the media/twitter/everyone else would cease frothing at the mouth and let him get on with it.

 

I know people are getting fed up with it all. But I am glad it's getting all the publicity it is. It's saying to kids and grown ups if you think you can get away with this sort of thing then think again. There is a big message here, "society wants **** all to do with you"
Footballers get away with lots of things and it's good to see that the public have some power and can draw a line at unacceptable behaviour.

 

If I'd done what he'd done I'd be utterly ashamed of my actions, even if I believed myself innocent of rape. Lying to enter a locked hotel room so I can have a go on my mate's bird isn't something I can ever see myself doing, but if I did, I wouldn't be be making videos protesting my innocence and starting campaigns to change public opinion. If people who were backing me were harassing the girl in question I would ask them to stop. If I genuinely thought the girl had given consent I would pursue that through the proper legal channels, not through the media, because even if I was innocent of rape I'd still know I was guilty of being a proper 'orrible lovely person.

I've never done owt as bad as this, but I've done some pretty shitty things in my time. I tend to shut up about it, admit I was an arsehole and hope folk can forgive me and move on, not claim I did nowt wrong.