Frankie 8,570 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1384416-hibs-fan-who-tried-to-punch-lee-wallace-spared-jail/ A Hibs fan has narrowly avoided being jailed after he tried to punch Rangers player Lee Wallace during the pitch invasion after last year's Scottish Cup final. Dale Pryde climbed over fencing, ran towards the defender, acted aggressively and tried to punch him on the body on May 21 last year at Hampden Park. He also ran towards Rangers fans and assaulted Jordan Gilmour by punching him on the head after the match that saw Hibs beat Rangers 3-2. The 20-year-old also pled guilty to assaulting Megan Boyd by hitting her on the body with a chair during the same incident. Pryde from Greendykes, Edinburgh pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a charge, contrary to the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act, and the two assault charges. Passing sentence on Thursday, sheriff Kenneth Hogg said he noted that Pryde was "deeply remorseful" although said that his actions "merited the jail". He added: "A footballer, no matter which team they play for does not go on to a pitch to enable somebody at a later stage to run on and attempt to assault them - that's lunacy." Pryde was made to wear a tag for three months and must stay within his house between 7pm-6am. He was also handed a community payback order with the conditions he must carry out 250 hours of unpaid work within nine months and be supervised, and a one year football banning order. Procurator fiscal depute Richard Hannay told the court Pryde was seen on CCTV climbing over a barrier and on to the pitch. The prosecutor said: "He ran towards the Rangers captain Lee Wallace, acting in the manner on the charge - he attempted to punch him on the body. "He ran towards opposition supporters, he was observed thereafter being grabbed by Rangers' security. He broke free from that and ran towards the west stand." The court heard Pryde went on to assault Ranger supporters Mr Gilmour and Miss Boyd. He was arrested by police but later released once he had sobered up. Defence lawyer Susan Walker said: "He's a Hibs supporter, he was overtaken by the occasion and behaved completely inappropriately. He completely accepts that." She told the court he drank too much and had "experimented with cocaine" at the time. Miss Walker said: "He appears to have expressed genuine remorse and shame about his behaviour." Incredible - sing the Billy Boys and expect a jail sentence. But, invade the field of play, assault women and have a free swing at the Rangers captain: banning order. Justice in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Sickening, but not surprising. Priorities are completely screwed up in Scotland ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 How do you 'narrowly avoid being jailed'? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,052 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 This idiot should have been locked away 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 The Players Union should be up in arms about this. Will wait and see. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Unbelievable in spite of getting off lightly with the sentence??? he should then have been further charged with the offence of taking a class "A" drug having experimented????. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,678 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 To think you can be jailed for singing certain songs but not jailed for assault. Shows the country Scotland has become. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Rangers fan Scott Lamont jailed over Billy Boys song 12 March 2015 A Rangers fan who was arrested for sectarian singing while on his way to attend a game against Celtic has been jailed for four months. Scott Lamont, from Glasgow, was heard singing the words of the Billy Boys song on Cathcart Road on 1 February. The 24-year-old admitted the charge at Glasgow Sheriff Court. He was also given an 18-month football banning order and told his behaviour would not be tolerated. Sheriff Paul Crozier told Lamont's lawyer, Joanne Gray: "Glasgow has developed a good reputation in recent years. "We had the Commonwealth Games last summer, we haven't had an Old Firm game in years. "What happened at the first Old Firm game? People like him let Glasgow down." 'Ruin football' The sheriff described the words to the song as "inflammatory" an said it "could have led to horrendous violence". He told Lamont: "Your conduct on 1 February was the sort of conduct that the authorities had asked football loving fans to refrain from. "A message has to be sent to those people who would choose to ruin football for the vast majority who want to go to these games, that you cannot behave like this. "This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated, certainly not by me." Another man, Alexander Blood, from Saltford in Somerset, was given a community payback order after admitting acting in a racially aggravated manner. Blood swore at police officers and called them "Jock". As part of the order he will be supervised for 18 months and must carry out 160 hours of unpaid work. He was also given a three year football banning order. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-31856341 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuGers 477 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) How can this even try and be explained!? Attempted assault on a football player, pitch invasion and actual assault on a man and assault on a woman with a weapon and spared jail!? What the actual f*ck is this country coming to!? Edited March 30, 2017 by StuGers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,016 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 First offender, perhaps. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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