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Soccer/Football

truebrit71

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10. I wasn't referring to the words JT may or may not have said specifically...but rather

Reply to redqueen (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:19 AM

Dec 2011

...the fact that if you can criminalize some words, why can't you criminalize all words that are deemed by lawmakers to be 'offensive'?

It is a very slippery slope when speech, even racist, ignorant, hateful speech is criminalized...

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Luis Suárez banned for eight matches for racial abuse of Patrice Evra [View all] MrCoffee Dec 2011 OP

Fookin disgrace! Rambis Dec 2011 #1

The FA has to wait on the police investigation re: Terry MrCoffee Dec 2011 #2

Agree Rambis Dec 2011 #3

Yes, redqueen Dec 2011 #4

No regnaD kciN Dec 2011 #14

Precisely. redqueen Dec 2011 #15

England's Brave John Terry WILL face criminal charges MrCoffee Dec 2011 #5

Both situations are way over the top... truebrit71 Dec 2011 #7

I agree with you, but I also think the FA is being intentionally unfair to Suarez MrCoffee Dec 2011 #8

To describe such words as only saying 'something that they don't like' redqueen Dec 2011 #9

I wasn't referring to the words JT may or may not have said specifically...but rather truebrit71 Dec 2011 #10

Yes, I do agree with your point. redqueen Dec 2011 #11

Much as I dislike the unlovely John Terry fedsron2us Dec 2011 #18

Joint statement from Liverpool players re: the outrageous Luis Suarez ban Rambis Dec 2011 #6

The problem is, this is an obscure case where people want absolute clarity... regnaD kciN Dec 2011 #13

Well stated Rambis Dec 2011 #16

Lots of problems with the FAs treatment of Suarez fedsron2us Dec 2011 #17

My new ride Rambis Dec 2011 #12