Bomber Thompson arrested

[Jim05]

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/mark-thompson-reportedly-arrested-and-charged-with-drug-offences

Sad news, obviously all the pressure got to him

Not sad at all, how many of us get the opportunities he has had, seemingly a nice bloke but I've always sensed a bit of arrogance with him and couldn't give a toss about others, surely he has eeked enough money out of his football appointments to not have to resort to the lowest form of dirty money imaginable, pure greed, I hope they throw the book at him, more importantly, I hope they make him do community service to witness first hand the affects ice has on people, it's a horrible disgusting drug and those at the top of the tree should fall the hardest.

Well said, although he has plenty of $$$ so his motivations here will be interesting to find out, maybe its just a big FU to the world.

He has been in deep with the bikies for many years

[Lightning McQueen]

I honestly know nothing about Sanderson but the old back room of the Rise nightclub in the early 2000's could tell a million stories.

Probably half the players in the AFL from that era would've had a dabble with some coke at one time or another.

[Lightning McQueen]

He has been in deep with the bikies for many years

Yeah, I recall some conjecture a while back pointing to that direction.

It's piss poor, there aren't many clubs in the AFL that wouldn't have taken him in if he had of approached them for a role in some sort of capacity, he has left role sat his own will, go and earn an honest dollar like the rest of us have to, difference being that we would only collect 10-20% of what he would.

[mighty_tiger_79]

He has been in deep with the bikies for many years

Yeah, I recall some conjecture a while back pointing to that direction.

It's piss poor, there aren't many clubs in the AFL that wouldn't have taken him in if he had of approached them for a role in some sort of capacity, he has left role sat his own will, go and earn an honest dollar like the rest of us have to, difference being that we would only collect 10-20% of what he would.

Problem there is he wanted to get away from AFL.

[am Bays]

Probably half the players in the AFL from that era would've had a dabble with some coke at one time or another.

Bundy, Beam, Johnny Blue...

[morell]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

[Dogwatcher]

There's been no sympathy for Thomas Windsor, his co-accused.
Why should there be for Thompson, cos he's famous and got money?

[Lightning McQueen]

Problem there is he wanted to get away from AFL.

I'm sure we've all hated our job at one point or another.

[MW]

No public sympathy.
Not Bombers fault he's a well known identity

[Lightning McQueen]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

Who said he's addicted? He's a supplier, I have zero sympathy.

We all face choices every day, we can get up and go to work to earn a living or we can break the laws of society and try to fast track the money making system, 95% of us select the "hard" right way, the others run the risk of getting caught, I'm sure he's made a shitload of coin from ruining other people's lives and families.

[Lightning McQueen]

Probably half the players in the AFL from that era would've had a dabble with some coke at one time or another.

Bundy, Beam, Johnny Blue...

zero, vanilla.

[Feenix]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

Drug addiction is a health issue, drug trafficking is not. That's why people don't have sympathy for him, using drugs is one thing, selling them is another.

[stan]

People can have no sympathy for him, thats fine thats there choice. It doesn't mean it isnt a sad situation all round.

[am Bays]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

Drug addiction is a health issue, drug trafficking is not. That's why people don't have sympathy for him, using drugs is one thing, selling them is another.

And working it health I find it very hard to reconcile that drug addiction is a health issue otherwise all persons with anxiety related disorders would be drug addicts.

Yes addiction disorders are on the anxiety related spectrum but some addictions do come from an intrinsic decision to partake in an activity because they have the means, motivation and opportunity to do so. That motivation is not necessarily health related.

And my documented thoughts on Drug traffickers, read my thoughts on those Bottom dwelling cesspit swilling C***s who got off easily compared to their anonymous victims, Chan and Sukumaran

[MW]

Not all people with addictive personalities are drug addicts though.

[Booney]

In Thompson's case I have some sympathy for him as, IMHO, it would appear as though the actions of others have driven him into the mental state that he now finds himself in. Nobody told him to take drugs, but I think goings on that were initiated by other parties have contributed to his down fall.

[Jim05]

In Thompson's case I have some sympathy for him as, IMHO, it would appear as though the actions of others have driven him into the mental state that he now finds himself in. Nobody told him to take drugs, but I think goings on that were initiated by other parties have contributed to his down fall.

I’m sure Essendon’s saga hasn’t helped but not sure you can pin it all on us as he was associating with the bikies long before coming to us. He had been through 2 divorces aswell and was rumoured to be using/dealing for many years. Many people close to him are amazed it’s taken this long for the law to catch up with him

[amber_fluid]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

No coz he’s a dickhead who has made poor choices.
Plenty of people go through divorces or lose their jobs but they don’t revert to using and supplying drugs to others.

If true he’s made some really poor choices and should pay for them.

[MW]

Yep. To take them yourself is one thing, to traffic them is another. Throw the book at him.

[valleys07]

Drug addiction is a health issue and is more often than not the symptom of other issues - be they mental health or societal traps.

Of course it's sad. Why would anyone think that another human being going through that is anything but? Because he earned good money?

Drug addiction is a health issue, drug trafficking is not. That's why people don't have sympathy for him, using drugs is one thing, selling them is another.

And working it health I find it very hard to reconcile that drug addiction is a health issue otherwise all persons with anxiety related disorders would be drug addicts.

Yes addiction disorders are on the anxiety related spectrum but some addictions do come from an intrinsic decision to partake in an activity because they have the means, motivation and opportunity to do so. That motivation is not necessarily health related.

And my documented thoughts on Drug traffickers, read my thoughts on those Bottom dwelling cesspit swilling C***s who got off easily compared to their anonymous victims, Chan and Sukumaran

Are you implying that Chan and Sukamaran got off easily, despite paying for their mistakes with their lives?