Racism in football - The Guardian

[Chris Smith]

Hookey, I see your point but it was the fact that it was spotted on prime time TV that was the issue. If any of us had been caught using that kind of language live on the box then we'd have similarly been in that sort of trouble albeit without quite as much publicity to accompany it.

[Ad@m]

Can you have a majority of 1?

[Stu]

Can you have a majority of 1?

Perhaps if you had a split personality.

[philthebar]

Can you have a majority of 1?

Course you can, 5 vote no, 6 vote yes = majority of 1.

But that is not what he meant 

[tomd2103]

Hookey, I see your point but it was the fact that it was spotted on prime time TV that was the issue. If any of us had been caught using that kind of language live on the box then we'd have similarly been in that sort of trouble albeit without quite as much publicity to accompany it.

I agree Chris.  Look at the lady who got sent to prison after her tirade on the tube was caught on camera and posted on Twitter.

[Ger Regan]

Hookey, I see your point but it was the fact that it was spotted on prime time TV that was the issue. If any of us had been caught using that kind of language live on the box then we'd have similarly been in that sort of trouble albeit without quite as much publicity to accompany it.

I agree Chris.  Look at the lady who got sent to prison after her tirade on the tube was caught on camera and posted on Twitter.

Bingo.

[Witton Warrior]

I still don't understand the decision in the JT/AF case to be honest - he did use the words "you f****** black c***! but not with racist intent. Is that the nub of it?

Sorry if I'm slow like

[Ger Regan]

I still don't understand the decision in the JT/AF case to be honest - he did use the words "you f****** black c***! but not with racist intent. Is that the nub of it?

Sorry if I'm slow like

The prosecution couldn't prove beyond reasonable doubt that he said it with racist intent.

[Steve R]

I still don't understand the decision in the JT/AF case to be honest - he did use the words "you f****** black c***! but not with racist intent. Is that the nub of it?

Sorry if I'm slow like

The prosecution couldn't prove beyond reasonable doubt that he said it with racist intent.

Even more improbably, due to the nature of British law, the defence were able to claim that Terry had suddenly become the second Oscar Wilde ..... and didn't have to provide any proof at all.

[danlanza]

Classic.

[Ad@m]

Even more improbably, due to the nature of British law, the defence were able to claim that Terry had suddenly become the second Oscar Wilde ..... and didn't have to provide any proof at all.

Due to the nature of British law?!

What, that ridiculous notion of 'innocent until proven guilty'?!

Which country did you step down as dictator of to come and post on here?

[peter w]

Problem is because he's John Terry people want to hang, draw and quarter him whether he's guilty or not.

[KevinGage]

I plead guilty to that, certainly.

It's a fair cop.

But I've got JT's lawyers, so bite me.

[Steve R]

Even more improbably, due to the nature of British law, the defence were able to claim that Terry had suddenly become the second Oscar Wilde ..... and didn't have to provide any proof at all.

Due to the nature of British law?!

What, that ridiculous notion of 'innocent until proven guilty'?!

Which country did you step down as dictator of to come and post on here?

As any dictator will tell you, it isn't necessary to step down from anywhere to post on here. Thanks to the wonders of wifi, the merest pause from repressing the masses is the worst case scenario.

As for the concept of 'Innocent until proven guilty', I don't have the necessary to take advantage of the 'guilty until proven rich' principle, so I would rather not comment.

[Risso]

Problem is because he's John Terry people want to hang, draw and quarter him whether he's guilty or not.

Being John Terry, he's got loads of previous for bad behaviour so was probably guilty.