A TEENAGER has been banned from Fortitude Valley and told to get used to life in the city after he appeared in court for starting a street brawl over a gay taunt.
Magistrate Christine Roney lectured Jacob Rodney Williams, 18, an aspiring professional rugby player, on the public nuisance charge from December 16, adding that "many a handsome young man in the inner city" had been accused of being gay but it was in no way a cause for provocation.
"It is life in the city, as we know, it is not a provocation ...," she said.
Prosecutor Sgt Robin Rochfort said Williams, whose large frame towered over everyone in court today, was charged by police after he became involved in a fight with others on a Fortitude Valley street at 5.10am.
Defence lawyer Sue Ganasan said Williams was an aspiring professional rugby player and and would abstain from alcohol when he started training soon.
She said Williams became involved in the fight after another man sat on his lap and accused him of being homosexual.
But Ms Roney was unimpressed by Williams' football aspirations, saying they weren't a guarantee of good behaviour.
"History shows us the courts are full of football players who behave badly," she pointed out.
She said the most reliable assessment of Williams' behaviour was his previous conduct.
"Your client is a strong, powerful young man," Ms Roney said.
"He has to understand he can't behave in such a way."
Ms Roney ordered Williams serve six-months probation and banned him from the Fortitude Valley Drink Safe Precinct between 9pm and 6am until July 10.
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