[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

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

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Scott

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

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

[Mrluvaluva]

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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

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.

[Marc]

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

[Jack_]

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.

[Kizzy]

Why would you suggest europeans are more racist?
Do you have any evidence to support that comment alex?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Why would you suggest europeans are more racist?
Do you have any evidence to support that comment alex?

i never said that. Stop making crap up plz.

[Ammi]

These half stories are annoying..what was said is the whole point of this and I don't know what that was..unless I do..I'll just have to trust that it justified the police arrest

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally Posted by Ammi

These half stories are annoying..what was said is the whole point of this and I don't know what that was..unless I do..I'll just have to trust that it justified the police arrest

As the story says, the comments are still in the feed.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lostalex

i never said that. Stop making crap up plz.

Im not, if you can't back up what you say then it's you making crap up alex.

[Marc]

Alex you can't call people racist or insinuate that somebody is more racist than you based on their nationality.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marc

Alex you can't call people racist or insinuate that somebody is more racist than you based on their nationality.

i never said any nationality was more racist.

[Brother Leon]

He went as far as to laugh at the thought of his mother crying over his "HIV infested, criminal body". He can rot in hell as far as I care.


Would love to see him encounter some real "black criminals" in a Jail. He would barely make it out the first day.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by King_Anton

He went as far as to laugh at the thought of his mother crying over his "HIV infested, criminal body". He can rot in hell as far as I care.


Would love to see him encounter some real "black criminals" in a Jail. He would barely make it out the first day.

what a lovely and enlightened response. nice to see that you are taking the high ground.

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by lostalex

what a lovely and enlightened response. nice to see that you are taking the high ground.

Why should I?


Racism is bad enough, but to then make racist jokes over someone who has possibly died doing his job and entertaining millions is another level...throw in the fact he decided to bring up his mother aswell who would have watched her son struggle to breathe and remain alive on her T.V the day before Mothers Day and I have every reason to wish the person the very worse in his future life.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by King_Anton

He went as far as to laugh at the thought of his mother crying over his "HIV infested, criminal body". He can rot in hell as far as I care.

Would love to see him encounter some real "black criminals" in a Jail. He would barely make it out the first day.

Sitting in the safety of his bedroom posting this stuff he probably felt very safe and justified. Now... not so much.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by lostalex

hmm, yet you are still just as if not more racist in Europe, so obviously criminalizing words does nothing to stop racism.

Originally Posted by lostalex

i never said any nationality was more racist.

Insinuating that it's likely that we European's are more racist.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marc

Insinuating that it's likely that we European's are more racist.

ummm no, i said just as, if not more.

do you think Europeans are any less racist than Americans?

I said JUST AS if not more.

Please don't play stupid semantics games, it's tedious.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by lostalex

ummm no, i said just as, if not more.

do you think Europeans are any less racist than Americans?

I said JUST AS if not more.

Please don't play stupid semantics games, it's tedious.

Why mention Europeans when the thread is about racist remarks about Fabrice Muamba on Twitter?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

Why mention Europeans when the thread is about racist remarks about Fabrice Muamba on Twitter?

i mentioned Europe, because Free Speech laws are very different between Europe and the America, i was pointing out why my opinions would be different, and also acknowledging that our legal systems are very different on this issue.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by lostalex

ummm no, i said just as, if not more.

do you think Europeans are any less racist than Americans?

I said JUST AS if not more.

Please don't play stupid semantics games, it's tedious.

I'm not playing any games, I'm just saying what I read. Why don't you just read what you've written before posting because what you said to start this all off makes it sound as if you're insinuating that Europe is more racist than the US

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marc

I'm not playing any games, I'm just saying what I read. Why don't you just read what you've written before posting because what you said to start this all off makes it sound as if you're insinuating that Europe is more racist than the US

well i wasn't saying Europe is MORE racist, i said just as racist, and i think you can aknowledge that Europe is certainly just as racist as America is.

I only mentioned it because you have these much stricter free speech laws, but yur still just as racist, that's all i'm saying.

I was just making the point that having more restrictions on speech doesn't make a place less racist.

[Mystic Mock]

Tbf if he was hurting someone violently because of the colour of there skin then I would be the first to say lock him up,but as he made distasteful and vile jokes (which loads of us have done in the past) then he shouldn't be locked up imo as you don't see people on here being arrested for calling Nadia a dick and a knob,and trust me they mean't it as a transphobic remark.

[lostalex]

I bet these same people justifying criminal action for this guy posting in his dark bedroom, are the same people that defend Gary Mckinnon, and other UK internet users that are being extradited to the US...

hmmm, interesting hipocrisy.