Man Arrested Over 'Racist' Muamba Tweets
 

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after racially offensive Twitter comments were made about footballer Fabrice Muamba, who collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup tie.

He is being held at Swansea Central police station, South Wales Police said.
The comments appeared on the Twitter account @liamstacey9, which has since been taken down.

While the feed was still visible comments claimed that his account had been hacked.
Other users of the micro-blogging service responded with outrage to the remarks.


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There are some very sad and sick individuals in this world.

What happened to free speech?

There are some very sad and sick individuals in this world.

Very True Mr.L

I really don't think you should arrest someone for that. There are so many racists, homophobes and misogynists on Twitter and every other website that don't go unpunished (and shouldn't) and unless there was threatening behaviour it's really not a crime :shrug:

Listen to the cheers and the applause from the supporters of the rival team...

His tweets last night were absolutely ****ing disgusting.

Tbh as sick as the comments are he hasn't committed a crime,his just stating his opinion and the last time I checked I thought this country allowed free speech,but clearly it's only if it's the Governments opinion.

Good.

Racism needs to be stopped. Its nothing but ignorance.

Wow...

Although distasteful he shouldn't be arrested for simply practicing free speech.

this^

He got arrested? :shrug: why?

He can say whatever he wants. It's terrible that he was making those jokes but seriously?

Next they'll be arresting one of us

Where did you find them? They weren't in the article :/

I saw them as they were being written down last night before they all got taken down, they were repulsive, there was no 'free speech' about it, it was pure unjust hatred.

The hate laws mean it is against the law to incite racial hatred. So no you cant just saw whatever the heck you like.

i hate all this free speech bull**** like anybody should be able to say whatever they want... just no.

hope he gets raped in prison by somebody with aids

just practicing free speech xoxo

I believe in free speech but there has to be some limitations (which I am sure someone will argue is therefore not). If we all went round saying exactly what we liked I wouldn't like to comprehend what the world may be like. It's not just the fact that some of the comments were racist, there were other comments that were posted that were extremely distasteful, especially for his family to read, when a mans life is hanging in the balance, irrespective of someones colour or creed. Just because there are so many other examples of such like that get overlooked and go unpunished, doesn't make them any less acceptable.

Yeah there is a difference between free speech and pure hatred. Racism should not be tolerated and passing it off as free speech is not acceptable imo, I'm glad they've arrested that guy if they were as bad as you say.

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I didn't see what he wrote, but if he hadn't committed a crime he wouldn't have been arrested. In some countries where they do not have free speech, a comment about the government like you've made, JF, would get you thrown in prison. We can say what we like about the government here because we do have free speech... but making hateful racist comments isn't free speech, it's hateful racism.

Free speech or hateful racism, I still think being arrested because of a website is a little OTT

Yeah because that's so alien to the usual things you post...

I'd have to see the comments first before passing judgement.

If they were jokes, then it's an overreaction, but if they were just malicious, hateful remarks then I fully support his arrest.

seriously. the idea that saying something rude can put you in jail, disgusting. Appeasing the populist masses.

Racism is RIFE in British sport, but they pick scapegoats once and a while to PRETEND to be doing something. As long at they APPEAR to be doing something about it.

Like putting a band-aid on a broken leg.

There is a difference between saying something rude and racism. I haven't seen the comments but I would assume that if the police saw fit to arrest this guy they must have been pretty racist and hatred inciting.