Sheff Wed fan sentenced for Bradley Lowery taunt

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Dale Houghton has just been sentenced to 12 weeks’ custody, suspended for 18 months. He’s also received a 5-year football banning order, and must complete 200 hours of unpaid work
 
Muttley said:
That sounds a reasonable punishment. I don't think custodial sentences are appropriate for that sort of offence.

Should make him think again about what is and is not "hilarious bantz"
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Would have had no sympathy for him if he had have been given a custodial sentence mind.

The little scumbag.
 
Honestly find the whole thing a bit ridiculous, the fella is an absolute plum and what he did isn’t acceptable but the fact this sort of stuff has went to court and he’s been given a suspended sentence is a bit ridiculous
It wasn’t too long ago we played the US and fans were mocking 9/11 to provoke their fans, which is again bad but does that sort of stuff also warrant being dragged through the courts system
 
Georgecostanza_ said:
Honestly find the whole thing a bit ridiculous, the fella is an absolute plum and what he did isn’t acceptable but the fact this sort of stuff has went to court and he’s been given a suspended sentence is a bit ridiculous
It wasn’t too long ago we played the US and fans were mocking 9/11 to provoke their fans, which is again bad but does that sort of stuff also warrant being dragged through the courts system
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I wasn't aware of the 9/11 stuff, is there a source? As well as being disgusting it's rather stupid given a number of British people also lost their lives...
 
Georgecostanza_ said:
Honestly find the whole thing a bit ridiculous, the fella is an absolute plum and what he did isn’t acceptable but the fact this sort of stuff has went to court and he’s been given a suspended sentence is a bit ridiculous
It wasn’t too long ago we played the US and fans were mocking 9/11 to provoke their fans, which is again bad but does that sort of stuff also warrant being dragged through the courts system
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Perhaps if you were the childs parent you may feel differently
 
Seems fair enough.

Glad to see this being handled this way; time to stop the slow erosion of what is acceptable. Club rivalries aside, this comes a week after a Sunderland fan was given a 3 year banning order, and fined, for mocking the helicopter crash that killed Leicester's chairman.

Maybe the US thing should have been treated more robustly too, to stop any worraboutism?
 
Frozen Horse said:
Seems fair enough.

Glad to see this being handled this way; time to stop the slow erosion of what is acceptable. Club rivalries aside, this comes a week after a Sunderland fan was given a 3 year banning order, and fined, for mocking the helicopter crash that killed Leicester's chairman.

Maybe the US thing should have been treated more robustly too, to stop any worraboutism?
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As disgusting as the other two examples are, there is something particularly repugnant about specifically targeting an ill child who died.
 
Georgecostanza_ said:
Honestly find the whole thing a bit ridiculous, the fella is an absolute plum and what he did isn’t acceptable but the fact this sort of stuff has went to court and he’s been given a suspended sentence is a bit ridiculous
It wasn’t too long ago we played the US and fans were mocking 9/11 to provoke their fans, which is again bad but does that sort of stuff also warrant being dragged through the courts system
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Yeah, I mean its disgusting, bad taste etc, sickening. But illegal? Meh.. plaster the guys name around and post his picture up and let him answer to anyone who found it offensive.

I doubt very much that many will share this opinion... blindly whoop whooping with the pitchforks out.. but when it comes to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.. you have to take the rough with the smooth I'm afraid.
 
Seems a fair punishment to me.

Disgusting person, but I don't think mockingly showing a picture of somebody who's died should carry a prison sentence.

It's shocking behaviour and he's rightly been banned from football, but I don't think it should go beyond that.
 
newyddion said:
but when it comes to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.. you have to take the rough with the smooth I'm afraid.
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No.

No you really don't.

You don't get to shout P*** at Asian people, N***** at black people, you don't get to abuse gay people because you have "freedom of speech". Etc. etc. You are making a stupid and risible point about something that you plainly do not understand. Have a read of the definition of "Freedom of Speech" as explained by Amnesty International and come back and ask questions if you are struggling.
 
There have always been some limits on freedom of speech: sedition, incitement to violence and behaviour likely to cause a breech of the peace have been offences for decades. They all mark a limit on freedom of speech

Freedom of speech has never meant anything goes.
 
The lad is a total idiot and gets what he deserves. I’m perplexed why someone would act the way he did.
 
Alzi said:
As disgusting as the other two examples are, there is something particularly repugnant about specifically targeting an ill child who died.
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I do agree but my problem is that it shouldn’t be a police matter because who gets to decide what’s offensive enough to warrant police and what’s not?
 
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