Let's not forget this t**t was directly abusing people. That's different to opinion.

I assume we have all read the tweets in question ?

Posted By: Steve in Holland on March 27th 2012 at 11:55:36

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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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