(d)
the nature of the actions, the manner in which the offence was committed including the part of the body used, e.g. fist, elbow, knee or boot;
(e)
the existence of provocation;
(f)
whether the Player acted in retaliation and the timing of such;
(g)
whether the Player acted in self-defence (that is whether he used a reasonable degree of force in defending himself);
(h)
the effect of the offending Player’s actions on the victim (e.g. the extent of any injury, removal of the victim Player from the game);
(i)
the effect of the offending Player’s actions on the game;
(j)
the vulnerability of the victim Player including the part of the victim’s body involved or affected, the position of the victim Player and his ability to defend himself;
(k)
the level of participation in the offending and the level of premeditation;
(l)
whether the conduct of the offending Player was completed or amounted to an attempt;
(m)
any other feature of the Player’s conduct in relation to or connected with the offending.
Based on the assessment of the offence(s) under consideration against the above features of offending, the Football Committee shall manage all Grade 2 incidents and the Judicial Committee shall manage all Grade 1 incidents. . (3)
For offences categorised at the top end of the scale of seriousness of offending, the Judicial Committee is entitled to identify an entry point between the period shown as the top end in Section 6 and the maximum sanctions.
(4)
Once the applicable entry point has been identified, the Football Committee or Judicial Committee shall identify any relevant off-field aggravating factors and determine what additional period of suspension, if any, above the applicable entry point should apply to the case in question. Aggravating factors include the following:
(5)
(a)
the Player’s status generally as an offender of the Laws of the Game. The Player’s disciplinary record in all competitions and (as appropriate) in other sports during his playing career from the age of 18 shall be considered by the Football Committee or Judicial Committee. In any case in which the Football Committee or Judicial Committee establishes that the Player has previously been found by the Football Committee or Judicial Committee to have committed an act of Foul Play and/or Misconduct, then the Football Committee or Judicial Committee in imposing any sanction on the Player may, in fixing that sanction, take account of such offending as an aggravating factor;
(b)
the need for a deterrent to combat a pattern of offending;
(c)
any other off-field aggravating factor that the Football Committee or Judicial Committee considers relevant and appropriate.
Thereafter the Football Committee or Judicial Committee shall identify all relevant mitigating factors to determine if there are grounds for reducing the period of suspension, if any, and subject to subparagraphs (6) and (7) hereof, the extent, if at all, to which the period of suspension should be reduced. Mitigating factors include the following:
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