Black
England players abused on Twitter
After the
lost quarter finals against Italy in the Euro 2012 game, two of England’s black
players were engulfed with criticism and racist tweets. The two players, Chelsea
defender Ashley Cole and Manchester United winger Ashley Young were ‘abused’ by
one user, after they missed two penalty kicks. The police have set up an
investigation against the online racism. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said:
"We are aware of alleged racist comments on Twitter and have launched an
investigation. The MPS is examining possible offences under Section 18/19 of
the Public Order Act 1986." The twitter user already tweeted that it was
just a joke, and the police needn’t bother him.
Joke or not, racism is just not done! Now, this is one reason why I hate Twitter, because people can (even under false name data) post all kinds of crap. I wonder what this user would have said if the penalty kickers would have been white people. This is just bollocks! One should not offend another online. If you have to say something, say it directly in ones face! Like the user knows what it feels like to have such a huge responsibility. You know; the best helmsmen stand on shore. Don’t play down on what you’ve said after the police is coming for you. Accept the consequences for what you say. (Online) racism is just not done!
Joke or not, racism is just not done! Now, this is one reason why I hate Twitter, because people can (even under false name data) post all kinds of crap. I wonder what this user would have said if the penalty kickers would have been white people. This is just bollocks! One should not offend another online. If you have to say something, say it directly in ones face! Like the user knows what it feels like to have such a huge responsibility. You know; the best helmsmen stand on shore. Don’t play down on what you’ve said after the police is coming for you. Accept the consequences for what you say. (Online) racism is just not done!
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