Muamba

Edit: Changed my opinion. Didn't remember what he said and thought it was less offensive.
 
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Puddz said:
I don't agree with this to be honest. He is a ***** and deserves it, but for tweeting? Kind of abit extreme when you have rappers saying worse things on a music track/video and nothing happens about it.
Twitter should of just deleted the comments, banned his account and his IP.

Just my opinion. Don't bite my head off.
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Completely different to a music track, that isnt a malicious communication, this is. If he did this on the street, he'd get arrested.
 
Puddz said:
but for tweeting?
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The thing is, why should the internet be held to any different standard than real life? I really hate that double standard because it undermines the legitimate use that the internet has as a platform for expression and connection by saying that what you say on it doesn't matter. Evidently it does: people have planned atrocious attacks on the internet, people have killed themselves over cyber bullying, people have behaved in a manner that would see them become a total pariah if they did anything like that in real life etc etc yet it's ok because it's "just the internet." Why? If I send my black neighbours a letter calling them *******, is that any different from real life? No of course not, either way I'm a total ***.

I welcome this judgement because maybe, just maybe, it might make people think twice before their open their mouths to say something foul.
 
Mike. said:
Completely different to a music track, that isnt a malicious communication, this is. If he did this on the street, he'd get arrested.
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Same thing as a music track for me. Some songs are aimed at certain people because of a "beef". How is that any different to someone on the street calling someone a bad word?

Subtle said:
The thing is, why should the internet be held to any different standard than real life? I really hate that double standard because it undermines the legitimate use that the internet has as a platform for expression and connection by saying that what you say on it doesn't matter. Evidently it does: people have planned atrocious attacks on the internet, people have killed themselves over cyber bullying, people have behaved in a manner that would see them become a total pariah if they did anything like that in real life etc etc yet it's ok because it's "just the internet." Why? If I send my black neighbours a letter calling them *******, is that any different from real life? No of course not, either way I'm a total ***.

I welcome this judgement because maybe, just maybe, it might make people think twice before their open their mouths to say something foul.
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You make a good point and I agree that things on the internet should be punishable. I didn't make myself that clear. But in my opinion, Liam Stacey only tweeted offensively about Muamba once. Which I admit I didn't recall what he said and thought it was less offensive, so I've changed my mind and agree to the punishment.
 
Puddz said:
Same thing as a music track for me. Some songs are aimed at certain people because of a "beef". How is that any different to someone on the street calling someone a bad word?



You make a good point and I agree that things on the internet should be punishable. I didn't make myself that clear. But in my opinion, Liam Stacey only tweeted offensively about Muamba once. Which I admit I didn't recall what he said and thought it was less offensive, so I've changed my mind and agree to the punishment.
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He tweeted about Muamba, then when he got confronted on twitter by other users, he then proceeded to fire off a series of racist, homophobic and sexist insults and abuse.

All of which are governed by various criminal laws.

As for "beef" there is a question of how much they are breaking certain laws. I'd hazard a guess to say they arent, thats why record companies have legal departments.

It is different. There is a clear law on malicious communication, which doesnt necessarily have to take the form of abuse. If it had been on a letter, or been plastered about on posters there would still be an arrest. The law has merely caught up with the change in technology.
 
I read today that the guy received expulsion from Uni.

So stupid.
 
I just don't get it. The guy was studying for a degree in biology, he is clearly intelligent- and yet his comments were not those of someone clever enough to be studying biology. Don't get me wrong, in no way am I defending the guy, but I just found it really weird.
 
alicwkd said:
I just don't get it. The guy was studying for a degree in biology, he is clearly intelligent- and yet his comments were not those of someone clever enough to be studying biology. Don't get me wrong, in no way am I defending the guy, but I just found it really weird.
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The other high profile case with Stan Collymore was by a law student too.

But Biology..

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[video=youtube;0XipdeKQgCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XipdeKQgCs[/video]

;D
 
Joel` said:
The other high profile case with Stan Collymore was by a law student too.

But Biology..

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[video=youtube;0XipdeKQgCs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XipdeKQgCs[/video]

;D
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Well physics cat can have fun only proving things by induction and spending years going round in circles without reaching conclusions ;)

Still you would think someone who can get into a decent degree would have at least some common sense.
 
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Sky Sports


Fabrice Muamba has thanked fans for their support and posted a photo of himself on Twitter smiling and sitting up.
 
Fabrice Muamba released from hospital. Fantastic news.
 
fantastic. good luck to the guy. I dont think he will play again, but he can be a fantastic academy/first team coach.
 
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