Comes into force today. FANS attending this weekendâs football matches face up to five years in jail if they do anything deemed unlawfully âoffensiveâ. The legislation gives police and prosecutors additional tools to crack down on sectarian songs and abuse at and around football matches and threats posted on the internet or through the mail. However, critics have branded it a âsnobâs lawâ which targets football fans and nobody else. The act creates two new offences, punishable up to a maximum of five years in prison and an unlimited fine. The first offence targets âhateful, threatening or otherwise offensive behaviourâ expressed at and around football matches which is likely to cause public disorder. The second offence relates to the communication of threats of serious harm or which are intended to stir up religious hatred. Pubs in Glasgow will be out of business within weeks
The Sweaty's are lucky that smelling of piss isn't deemed offensive up there or they'll all be banged up
Interesting to see how the internet part of this will work. Does this mean that I can abuse ST with impunity, but he can be arrested if he returns the favour?
No your known for being fannys, if you read the entire bill you would notice its not just to tackle sectarianism you thick cockney ****.
Madness I tell thee. If I had to decide to live in either Scotland or South London I'd be up the M6 in a flash. The countryside up there is very nice but more importantly, I won't get the funny looks like I do here when I go out wearing a skirt.
That is an actual fact Dev, you are not generalising. I have read numerous books on their views. Obviously ghost writers were employed for the illiterate neanderthals.
