[Mrluvaluva]

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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Page of @liamstacey9:

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

[swinearefine]

What happened to free speech?

[SoBig]

Originally Posted by swinearefine

What happened to free speech?

Wow...

[swinearefine]

Originally Posted by SoBig

Wow...

Wow what? Fools can say what they like, if you're a mature person you should be able to understand that there are hateful people and not let it upset you so much. It's very dangerous when having unpopular opinions can get you arrested.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by swinearefine

What happened to free speech?

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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

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

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.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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.

well there is a difference between American views of free speech and European views.

Personally i don't believe words should ever be criminalized, no matter how hateful they are, they are still just words. And this was ONLINE.

Where are all the ANTI-SOPA people now worried about censoring the internet??

words are words, actions are actions.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

well there is a difference between American views of free speech and European views.

Personally i don't believe words should ever be punished, no matter how hateful they are, they are still just words. And this was ONLINE.

Where are all the ANTI-SOPA people now worried about censoring the internet??

words are words, actions are actions.

Words cause actions. I'm glad that over here the police think like me and not you then

[bbfan1991]

Serves him right, teaches people and it is a warning for people who are offensive.

Free speech is fine in this country, although some people like this guy go too far and there has to be consequences..

[letmein]

Originally Posted by swinearefine

What happened to free speech?

Hate Speech is a criminal offense.

[arista]

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

Very True Mr.L

[Shaun]

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

[Kizzy]

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

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[Black Dagger]

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

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

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

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

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Shaun

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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

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.

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.

[Liberty4eva]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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.

Newsflash: the right to free speech is there to protect offensive speech. Not polite speech. Offensive speech. Politically correct and popular speech do not need protection.

And Britain continues to circle the toilet bowl. Round round you go and I would be tempted to laugh except I know the US is not far behind you.

[Mystic Mock]

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.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

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.

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.

[SoBig]

Good.

Racism needs to be stopped. Its nothing but ignorance.

[Tom4784]

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

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by mrluvaluva

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.


read more..


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

this^

[Marc]

He got arrested? 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

[Kizzy]

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