UK Men Arrested For Anti-Semitic Tweets After Football Game

Posted by timothy on Friday December 13, 2013 @04:42PM from the thought-police's-little-helper dept.

magic maverick writes "Reuters reports that three men were arrested for posting anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United in October, police said on Friday. 'Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested on Thursday in London and in Wiltshire, while a 48-year-old man was arrested at his home in Canning Town in London last week on suspicion of inciting racial hatred. The investigation following the match on October 6 was triggered by complaints about tweets that referred to Hitler and the gas chambers.' I guess it goes to show, you'd be stupid to use your real name or identifying details on Twitter. Perhaps the British should also work on reforming their laws on free speech (or lack thereof)."

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Re:Perhaps not by Anonymous Coward · 2013-12-13 16:51 · Score: 0, Troll

Why do you classify tweeting as "racist behavior" and what is "racist behavior"?
Re:Illegal to be racist? by epyT-R · 2013-12-13 17:28 · Score: 1, Troll

Easy. Just cultivate a group of people who are easily butthurt, or one that forms a 'survivor-guilt' bond over the 'plight' of another, demand criminal punishments for 'objectionable' behavior. This is the primary functional dynamic of left wing identity politics.