You are quite right, I am being too combative. I apologise.
My understanding is that civil courts use a jury if the stakes are over 40k but I’m not 100 on that.
Or maybe he’s a remorseless, heartless, entitled rapist? Who knows? The victims probably. Well, them and the civil court. Well, victims, the civil court and the court of appeal. Well, the victims, the jury, the civil courts, and the court of appeal. I suppose.
A very high percentage of rapists re-offend. It takes a particularly nasty type of person to be a rapist. It’s not a slip up. It’s not a momentary lapse of judgement. It’s a deep seated, hard wired behaviour and even those that have been in prison and done the work are a real risk to women...
If he is allowed to play he should only be allowed to keep the pay equivalent to 160 hrs of minimum wage per month, 50% of his wages he pays to his victims, the remainder to charity. He should also be gated. No signing events. No public appearances except matches. No overt socialising. Really...
One can argue the rights and wrongs of hiring him til the ravens leave the tower but it’s just a simply bad decision to have him. Why would you want a rapist in your team? In the times we live in? Crazy decision.
Personally, no. I wouldn’t hire a rapist.