Ex-Wallabies star Smith not indicted for alleged assault

The sweet, sweet smell of buying your way out of a criminal charge. Justice has definitely been done.

According to police, Smith has told investigators he was drunk and does not remember what happened.

Played like a true Japanese local! Must be nice to have powerful friends and have such stupidity smoothly erased. You or I did that and we would be totally screwed.

Hope the cabby got a sweet pay-off and George gets hit massively hard in his pocket by Suntory.

wheels of justice turn slowly in Japan, but with enough cash you can avoid that cart altogether.

So if you take a taxi in Japan, just don’t pay and punch the driver in the chest and face? I’ve lived here a while and never knew this law. You learn something new everyday.

So if you take a taxi in Japan, just don’t pay and punch the driver in the chest and face? I’ve lived here a while and never knew this law. You learn something new everyday.

Oh, you'll still pay. You'll pay a LOT more, and it will take up a LOT of your time.

... the first player to win back-to-back MVP awards in Japan's Top League ...

From 'most valuable player' to 'much less valuable player', without all the hard work.

That's it.

His pass bought and paid for. Must be nice. Suntory has some good lawyers.