Cry me a river

So one of the men charged with the highly vicious (and thanks to the Hungry Jacks CCTV) very public assault of a 19 year old in Chapel St on the weekend

"fears an angry public will retaliate against his family, a court has heard." (source)

Not wanting to interfere with his 'day in court', but if the charges hold true (and if you check the CCTV footage link above, you can be pretty sure the police got the right man), maybe, just maybe, the poor little lamb should have thought about his family before viciously bashing a guy unconscious, in front of half a dozen witnesses and a CCTV camera.

Further on:

"The family are very concerned about repercussions,'' Mr Gattuso said.

As they damn well should be. Here's a thought, if the accused's family had perhaps impressed on the 'young' lad (32yrs old) that bashing one guy along with five of your mates is perhaps not the best way to resolve your differences, he probably wouldn't be facing a jail term right now.