Potentially offensive language in spoiler.
I know this is old news(or at least I think it is) but I didn't see a thread, it might have been posted in the Muamba thread but I don't go in there.
By the way, it's so weird that people get arrested for these kind of things in the UK, this would never happen in the US.(or at least, I've never heard of something like this happening.)
Freedom of Speech is a really big thing here. Even when it's not exactly exercised in a positive way.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117243/Liam-Stacey-posted-racially-offensive-Twitter-remark-Fabrice-Muamba-collapsed.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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I know this is old news(or at least I think it is) but I didn't see a thread, it might have been posted in the Muamba thread but I don't go in there.
By the way, it's so weird that people get arrested for these kind of things in the UK, this would never happen in the US.(or at least, I've never heard of something like this happening.)
Freedom of Speech is a really big thing here. Even when it's not exactly exercised in a positive way.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117243/Liam-Stacey-posted-racially-offensive-Twitter-remark-Fabrice-Muamba-collapsed.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
This is the university student facing jail for writing shocking racist internet messages after footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed with heart failure.
Liam Stacey admitted posting the comments on Twitter, which were forwarded to police by disgusted fellow users.
The 21-year-old undergraduate could be thrown off his biology degree course after his fellow students launched a campaign to have him kicked out.
Today Swansea University bosses confirmed they were investigating whether he should be disciplined.
After pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred yesterday Stacey was released on bail on condition he stays off Twitter and other social networking sites.
And he was warned by magistrates that all options would be considered when he is sentenced next week.
His messages – which started with ‘LOL [laugh out loud]. **** Muamba. He’s dead!!!’ – provoked widespread revulsion and a furious reaction from several Premier League stars.
Bolton player Muamba has been in intensive care since collapsing during Saturday’s FA Cup tie between his side and Tottenham.
As the 23-year-old’s family monitor his condition, a wave of insensitive tweets have caused outrage.
Yesterday Stacey appeared close to tears in court as the details of his comments were relayed to magistrates. Prosecutor Lisa Jones told a court: ‘Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch and was believed to have died. Shortly after, Stacey posted on Twitter: “LOL [laugh out loud], **** Muamba. He’s dead.”
‘A number of persons on the site took issue with the posting and he responded to them furthering his message.’
She went on to describe Stacey’s racist comments directed at other Twitter users – some of who were black men – and which are too offensive to print.
Former England footballer Stan Collymore, who was one of many who passed on Stacey’s messages to police, yesterday told his Twitter followers that officers were investigating other offensive material posted online.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117243/Liam-Stacey-posted-racially-offensive-Twitter-remark-Fabrice-Muamba-collapsed.html#ixzz1pudjApE6
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