John Terry Acquitted!

Discussion in 'Premier League' started by The Guardian, Jul 13, 2012.

  1. The Guardian

    The Guardian Member+

    Jul 31, 2010
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    And quite right too. I don't like Terry anymore than the next decent Daily Mail reader but this shouldn't have gone to trial. In "the heat of battle" to use football parlance this was just "handbags" and "six of one, half a dozen of the other".

    It's "racism" gone mad!
     
  2. Skippysasquirrel

    May 11, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/13_07_12_r_v_john_terry.pdf

    It's interesting. Until this trial I didn't realize saying something offensive was a crime... The actual charge was that he "used threatening, abusive or insulting words...within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress and the offense was racially aggravated..." in accordance with the statute defining "racially aggravated."
     
  3. Skippysasquirrel

    May 11, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, as an American, "knob head" would leave me confused rather than offended... The diversity of insults English folks use... It's overwhelming.
     
  4. The Guardian

    The Guardian Member+

    Jul 31, 2010
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    As the black comedian Chris Rock has argued in his act, in a stand up row ANYTHING goes. There are NO niceties.
     
  5. The Guardian

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  6. mdh67

    mdh67 New Member

    Jul 9, 2012
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    Carolina Railhawks
    It's a crime in the UK but this is why the US Constitution > Magna Carta.
     

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