Hooksy "David Hooks" Life Support to be switched off.

[meshmesh]

Dunno if this is th right place so dont bagg me.. but I take my hat off in saddnes when i write this. Just heard on 3AW that family off hooksy is right now contemplating switching off his life support.

I like many, don't know the full details of what happened & think if anyone is shameless enough to say hooksy deserved it, or the bouncer should rott in hell, perhaps hold these thoughts close to your chest until the trial is finished.

It was just announced the bouncer can only be charged with assault as his blow did not kill hooksy, the fall is what killed him. Laws like that are rediculous if this turns out to be the case.

I feel sad, for the families of all.. & just thought I'd let you all know.

[Guest INASNT]

So the bouncer hit him? Wasent he trying to break up a fight? i thought he got hit by one of the people in the fight.

Doubt they will turn the life support off so quick, hes only been on it around 24 hrs.

[SKY031]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/040119/15/nc8y.html

that was the most up to date story i could find, couldnt see anything about them turning off life support, but if he has a massive brain injury, it might be the only thing left to do.

Best wishes to his family.

[SmoothLine]

A ridiculous situation and a very sad one.

I met David Hooks at Richmond football club functions a couple of times and he is simply a genuinelyy great bloke.

The bouncer who hit him and the other three of them involved should be brought up on manslaughter charges to pay for the assault.

Hooksy went out of his was to break up the fight and the bouncer king hit him. As he has a family and many many friends its a very sad day.

It was over 100 metres from the premises the bouncer's were working at, so they were just being THUGS!!!

[Jamezilla]

Very sad news

[Villainous_J]

my sympathies go out to the Hookes family and friends. it's a sad day

[swordfish]

i have worked with david here at 3aw for the past 2 years and have to say he will be dearly missed. this whole office has been in a very somber mood the enitre day.

it just goes to show how easliy someone can be taken from you.

[predator]

Tragic! well i just hope justice is done and the person responsible truly pays for his crimes. No bouncer has the right to hit somebody in subduing them, no matter what the circumstances. So whether he was mostly injured in the punch, or the fall matters little.

Bouncers are the worst shit on the face of this earth (well them and lawyers), so it doesn't really surprise me, but so fugged up!

[FLYGTR]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/040119/15/nc8y.html

that was the most up to date story i could find, couldnt see anything about them turning off life support, but if he has a massive brain injury, it might be the only thing left to do.    

Best wishes to his family.

I didnt hear anything either hope he comes out of it ok , ive been listening for most of the day .

[hippy]

its official ... the life support has been switched off ... the bouncer will get what he deserves ...

i've seen first hand of boucers treatment to people ... brainless thugs who never finished high school ...

[Cortide]

I heard this today at work, we spent ages trying to find more info, as we are a cricket loving office.

Sad news, very very sad news.

[2rismo]

There was an eye witness on the news tonite that said they chased him up the road and king hit him, left hook (no pun intended at all) in the side of his head after which he dropped to the ground and smashed his head.

Farking scum-sucking P.O.S. bouncer deserves manslaughter. Not because it's David Hookes, because he SENSLESSLEY bashed someone that was trying to help him do his job.

Adrian

Incidentally, Hookesey once scored a first class hundred in 43 mins, off of 31 balls. Legend.

[hippy]

agree ... no one has the right to hurt anyone ... i hope they get life in gaol ... it will take them at least that long to get it into their think heads that what they did was just plain wrong.

[Horus]

...and this is why I want to get back into kickboxing(so I can put bouncers in hospital)

[doxximus]

thats just ****ing rediculous, that bouncer is apparently 21 or something, well looks like he is hopefully gonna be ****ed for life now

[Guest INASNT]

i've seen first hand of boucers treatment to people ... brainless thugs who never finished high school ...

So true, couple of idiots i used to go to high school with are now bounces.

They are like cops, think they are something special, but they are really brainless ****s!

[predator]

actually they're a step below cops, as they're the ones that can't even get into the police force or any other meaningful security job. So most of the time its the only way they can feel they are anything important in the world other than some knob who looks at your licence and decides whether you get into some shitty club that u prolly don't wanna go in anyhow!

[Villainous_J]

I don't usually support vigilantism, but if the law doesn't do something about this thug, god help him coz I know somebody else will

it's a sad world, David Hookes or not, this was an attack against an innocent man, justice needs to prevail

[dAVE]

This bouncer deserves everything he gets... there a bunch of tools who like to think they have power. I had some freinds who went to a strip club when they were 18 and got busted taking photos. 1 mate was pushed backwards down a flight of stairs while the other 2 had their heads smashed into the pavement repeatedly.

Yes they did break the "club" rules, but they were trying to run when the bouncers beat the shit out of them and were of no real danger.... 2 of 3 ended up with stitches...

[SS8_Gohan]

oookkkkkkk been living under a rock. This is the first i've heard about any of this. I was wondering why on Triple M they were talking about bouncers? Guess i know why now...

wonder what the 'hairy backed sheila' has got to say about this one? she did threaten him and all...

sad day indeed....