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Man receives suspened jail sentence (probation) for racist online comments in UK

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  1. ThatBoyNick

    ThatBoyNick Member

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    This seems wild

    Football fan who blamed three black England players for the Euro 2020 final defeat in a racist social media post has admitted abusing the stars.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-58490690

    Also, the definition of suspended jails sentence for those unfamiliar with the term
    I don't like this boundary being crossed
     
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    I don't think this is new. Being fined or jailed for racism in Europe has been a thing for awhile now. I could be wrong but I believe I've heard of cases before.
     
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  3. ThatBoyNick

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    This news was released today

    You've heard of fines and jail without doxing or making threats of harm/violence? I have no idea I'm completely out of the loop with British politics, this is my first time of hearing of something like this
     
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    nacho bidness Member

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    I could be wrong but I was under the impression they could.
     
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  5. nacho bidness

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    this is from 2011. I didn't listen but this is the blurb





    We've reported this week on the anti-Semitic outburst by designer John Galliano in Paris. That outburst could cost him up to six months in prison and some $31,000 in fines if he's convicted. French law allows for the prosecution of "public insults" based on religion, race, ethnicity or national origin. Charles Asher Small — who founded the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism — joins host Melissa Block to talk about the many countries that have similar prohibitions on hate speech.
     
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    I know Germany bans Nazi literature and paraphernalia.

    UK is crazy big on surveillance and libel suits. I guess they wanna keep it classy. Didn't know it extended to racist speech
     
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  7. Amiga

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    #7 Amiga, Sep 8, 2021
  8. Gioan Baotixita

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    Any racist CF posters here?
     
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  9. ThatBoyNick

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    If these laws were applied to clutch fans some posters would be serving 5-10 right now

    Especially the ones against interracial marriage
     
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  10. Gioan Baotixita

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    Who is against interracial marriage here? It is the most beautiful when two different people coming together and produce the most beautiful offsprings.
     
    #10 Gioan Baotixita, Sep 8, 2021
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    Don’t worry that’s next after abortion in Texas.
     
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  12. ThatBoyNick

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    Pay your bets little man
     
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  13. Gioan Baotixita

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    Come on man. Lol
     
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    Yeah, what’s up?
     
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    You racist?
     
    #15 Gioan Baotixita, Sep 8, 2021
  16. JuanValdez

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    I don't live in Britain, so whatever they want to do. I would be very surprised to see a law like that stick in the US.
     
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    I didnt live in 1930's Germany, so whatever they want to do.
     
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    This is where my conservative side sticks out where I think freedom of speech is more important than someone getting insulted or offended by that speech. I'm not saying this racist shouldn't get punished. I just don't think the government should be the ones determining what someone can express.
     
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  19. ThatBoyNick

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    Free speech is a bipartisan value

    The pushed narrative of the right = pro free speech, left = anti free speech is a trap
     
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  20. JuanValdez

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    Are you saying we should invade Great Britain and force them to allow unfettered free speech of online racial abuse like the good ol' US of A does?
     
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