Over reaction or justified punishment

[Smurph]

Football fan banned for shouting homophobic slur 'willing to make amends'

A fan who was convicted of shouting a homophobic slur at a football ground tells BBC Sport why he wants to make amends.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Cooperman]

If he was walking down the high street and got caught shouting racial or homophobic slurs then I guess he would have fared worse than a stadium ban. Silly boy who got caught. Tough.

No idea how you police a stadium ban though.

 

[Smurph]

If he was walking down the high street and got caught shouting racial or homophobic slurs then I guess he would have fared worse than a stadium ban. Silly boy who got caught. Tough.

No idea how you police a stadium ban though.

I think they've got to report to the nearest nick on match days, or they used to.

No doubt it was more than what he is stating to get arrested, charged and banned.

 

[Darran]

I saw an incredibly racist post somewhere yesterday that should result in a knock on the door
Whether it was meant or not it still came across as extremely racist.

 

[Smurph]

I saw an incredibly racist post somewhere yesterday that should result in a knock on the door
Whether it was meant or not it still came across as extremely racist.

Unfortunately these type of things are happening on a daily basis.

 

[Cooperman]

I saw an incredibly racist post somewhere yesterday that should result in a knock on the door
Whether it was meant or not it still came across as extremely racist.

Too many folks think they can trot out the excuse “I didn’t mean anything bad”.

 

[Smurph]

Too many folks think they can trot out the excuse “that I didn’t mean anything bad”.

Those sentenced for the riots last summer are a good example of that.

Honestly guv, I didn't mean to set fire to a hotel with people in it.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I saw an incredibly racist post somewhere yesterday that should result in a knock on the door
Whether it was meant or not it still came across as extremely racist.

I saw this too, absolutely disgusting and thoroughly shameful in any day or age...

 

[Cooperman]

I saw this too, absolutely disgusting and thoroughly shameful in any day or age...

I hope it’s been removed.

 

[Darran]

I hope it’s been removed.

It hasn’t.

 

[Smurph]

It hasn’t.

If it's on the likes of Twitter, Instagram I doubt it will.

 

[rockinj]

He’s unlucky, I’m not being funny we’ve all said dumb things when we were young.

I’ve probably joined in chants that I’ll be embarrassed by now.

It’s hardly an uncommon chant either.

I’m always torn on this stuff because I can see how it’s not nice but policing language worries me unless it’s literal eg a gay player or ref was having that abuse.

It’s a tough one but I go back to it, there’s so many people who will be high and mighty on this stuff.

I remember the shap chanting in very recent history and way more than that.

 

[Cooperman]

He’s unlucky, I’m not being funny we’ve all said dumb things when we were young.

I’ve probably joined in chants that I’ll be embarrassed by now.

It’s hardly an uncommon chant either.

I’m always torn on this stuff because I can see how it’s not nice but policing language worries me unless it’s literal eg a gay player or ref was having that abuse.

It’s a tough one but I go back to it, there’s so many people who will be high and mighty on this stuff.

I remember the shap chanting in very recent history and way more than that.

He’s also a bit dense. The difference between the times that you were singing it, and him singing it, is that security control and mobile phone clips are far advanced from what they were. Time moves on, some people don’t grow up.

 

[Smurph]

He’s unlucky, I’m not being funny we’ve all said dumb things when we were young.

I’ve probably joined in chants that I’ll be embarrassed by now.

It’s hardly an uncommon chant either.

I’m always torn on this stuff because I can see how it’s not nice but policing language worries me unless it’s literal eg a gay player or ref was having that abuse.

It’s a tough one but I go back to it, there’s so many people who will be high and mighty on this stuff.

I remember the shap chanting in very recent history and way more than that.

Quelle surprise your torn over homophobia.

 

[rockinj]

Quelle surprise your torn over homophobia.

When have I been homophobic? You really strange fella.