The Pocock "incident" would be nothing to talk about if the citing and judicial process wasn't such a lottery. We have discussed the issue from time to time and whilst some progress has been made, coming from a very low base, it is still random and arbitrary, for instance Hooper gets the 1 week suspension for charging into the ruck, and rightly so from the reading of the law, but on actual severity and risk it is harsh, but then Burgess in the same game gets a off field warning for actual forceful contact with the head/neck. The gross inconsistency and random nature of the judicial process leads to contempt for the system itself, indeed posters have long referred to the lottery but now even main stream commentators, both print and electronic also refer to it in this way. Just as in civilian life I hold the judicial process as a pillar of the game/society it is an essential part of Rugby and has to be reformed to achieve consistency and predictability (essential for understanding, transparency and hence respect). To do this I would be looking at a schedule of offences and prescribed punishments. Get the &^%^&!! lawyers out of the process, in both spheres they do nothing for its probity.
Let the troll, do his thing, discussion of the subject in the public sphere (properly moderated) is better in the long run, reasoned argument with facts tendered and supported by substance will prevail,