anyone else feel just slightly uncomfortable about that?

I mean, he's obviously a low-life racist buffoon. But....going to prison for posting offensive views on the internet? Somehow doesn't feel very, well, British. Free speech, even if what you're saying is rubbish, and all that....

Maybe just me.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on March 27th 2012 at 11:27:32

Message Thread

Racist Liam Stacy jailed (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 27, 11:00:35
- BBC says... (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 27, 11:05:10
  - anyone else feel just slightly uncomfortable about that? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 11:27:32
    - Some people seem not to be able to grasp that the Internet is in fact The Real World (Other Football) - tim berry, Mar 27, 12:59:00
      - agree entirely re Yahoo etc (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 13:01:39
        
        Not sure about that. (Other Football) - tim berry, Mar 27, 13:10:49
    - There is a vast difference between freedom of speec and inciting racial hatred (Other Football) - John in Texas, Mar 27, 12:29:51
      - "the rules of common decency" (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 12:33:01
    - I wonder if Stephen Fry will offer to do the time for him. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 27, 11:56:14
    - Thought it (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:39:53
      - Then there's the fact he might come out and not finish his degree, slip into further crime (Other Football) - N1fty5iftyCity, Mar 27, 11:56:23
        
        Could have got more out of him, instead of costing the tax payer though (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 12:00:45
        
        Well I bet he wont get near twitter again! (Other Football) - N1fty5iftyCity, Mar 27, 12:02:48
        
        Having seen the error of his ways he's sure to become a model citizen now. (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 27, 12:04:40
        
        Suppose, just a massive benefit fraud case to upset the masses (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 13:18:01
        
        *just need* (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 13:18:23
      - yup (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 11:44:19
      - But that's just an argument against the penal system (Other Football) - norway, Mar 27, 11:44:10
    - I am not sure that freedom of speech includes freedom to abuse (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Mar 27, 11:38:23
      - no, nor am I (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 11:42:00
        
        i think he still is free to spout racist bile if he wishes (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 27, 11:45:09
        
        and now having read the story and norway's post below (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 27, 11:51:10
        
        and then to look at Wiki (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 27, 11:55:58
        
        I suppose you've just answered norway's question for me. :s (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:48:14
        
        It's incitement (Other Football) - norway, Mar 27, 11:45:02
        
        "person of colour" (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Mar 27, 11:49:06
        
        mixed race covers all bases innit (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:50:01
        
        Well yes. If everybody who isn't caucasian is mixed race. So no. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Mar 27, 11:54:31
    - Sometimes you need a message to be sent out (Other Football) - norway, Mar 27, 11:36:00
      - So say right, I walk into the nearest WMC, and clock 75 year old Ken and his mates (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:44:01
        
        Well first, it's not incitement (Other Football) - norway, Mar 27, 11:47:35
        
        Fair do's. How come though, Gillian Duffy was ok to directly address her bigoted concerns (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:49:14
        
        Well that was a woman expressing views about immigration. well that was just a woman (Other Football) - norway, Mar 27, 11:52:59
        
        Let's not forget this twat was directly abusing people. That's different to opinion. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Mar 27, 11:55:36
        
        I don't disagree with sentence, but it's going to be a one off (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:57:46
        
        Seems to me, that people like Gillian are ok to b like this,cos they don't know technology (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:54:48
      - fair point (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 27, 11:42:50
  - Have you got your hard drive working? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 27, 11:27:09

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