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ssj3vegeta
07/12/20 1:19:49 PM
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Does dat warrant an arrest?


https://www.espn.com/soccer/aston-villa/story/4134950/aston-villa-to-investigate-racist-social-media-messages-sent-to-palaces-zaha
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EffectAndCause
07/12/20 1:20:55 PM
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Yup. Gotta teach 'em young, no different than if he stole gum from a 7/11.
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coh
07/12/20 1:21:24 PM
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He's literally only 12
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Geiki Ganger
07/12/20 1:23:24 PM
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coh posted...
He's literally only 12

Old enough to post, old enough to roast.

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coh
07/12/20 1:24:28 PM
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Also nobody should be arrested over social media messages regardless of age

Orwellian shit right there
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-Unowninator-
07/12/20 1:24:42 PM
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Wait, what crime is this violating? I always thought saying racist crap was, unfortunately, legal?
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Oh_Boy_
07/12/20 1:24:58 PM
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If George Stinney can be executed at 14 this bastard can be locked up.
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EffectAndCause
07/12/20 1:25:44 PM
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-Unowninator- posted...
Wait, what crime is this violating? I always thought saying racist crap was, unfortunately, legal?


Maybe it was a death threat. That ain't legal.
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Tenlaar
07/12/20 1:28:17 PM
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coh posted...
Also nobody should be arrested over social media messages regardless of age

Orwellian shit right there
When you start sending somebody direct messages with shit like that in it you have moved firmly into the realm of harassment.
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ssj3vegeta
07/12/20 1:32:35 PM
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coh posted...
He's literally only 12

Don't do da crime if you can't do da time
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Solid Snake07
07/12/20 1:37:27 PM
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-Unowninator- posted...
Wait, what crime is this violating? I always thought saying racist crap was, unfortunately, legal?


This is in the UK. Their freedom of speech isn't as protected as it is in the states.

This is pretty rediculous. I know the racism makes it hard to emphasize, but this is a child posting on twitter

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Unsugarized_Foo
07/12/20 1:41:01 PM
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Would they arrest him if he said it to his face?

That's basically my answer

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Tenlaar
07/12/20 1:41:27 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
this is a child posting on twitter
No, it's not. It's a child sending somebody threatening and racist direct messages.
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ssj3vegeta2
07/12/20 1:43:08 PM
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kyujo
07/12/20 1:45:36 PM
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coh posted...
He's literally only 12
Lots of time for reform

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Solid Snake07
07/12/20 1:50:59 PM
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Tenlaar posted...
No, it's not. It's a child sending somebody threatening and racist direct messages.


Okay, well I actually read the article and there was no mention of threats. And once again, it's a child

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Tenlaar
07/12/20 1:54:16 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
Okay, well I actually read the article and there was no mention of threats. And once again, it's a child
This child sent him messages saying "you better not score tomorrow you black c*nt or I'll come to your house dressed as a ghost" followed by a picture of a KKK rally, burning cross and everything...
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BeyondWalls
07/12/20 2:16:05 PM
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What did he say? That wasn't in the article. If he was communicating threats, then that's an automatic yes.

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divot1338
07/12/20 2:18:11 PM
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If I had a dollar for every time a twelve year old discovered casual racism.

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BeyondWalls
07/12/20 2:18:24 PM
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Tenlaar posted...
This child sent him messages saying "you better not score tomorrow you black c*nt or I'll come to your house dressed as a ghost" followed by a picture of a KKK rally, burning cross and everything...
Once he said "I'll come to your house" an arrest had to be made. You have to take that stuff seriously, no exceptions.

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ssj3vegeta2
07/12/20 5:55:25 PM
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MKScorpion
07/12/20 6:25:07 PM
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Idk what he/she said however I think direct death threats should be taken seriously.
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SolidShadow3
07/12/20 6:27:37 PM
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He shouldn't be charged with anything, but he should learn a lesson by being temporarily detained I (few hours)

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IShall_Run_Amok
07/12/20 6:32:40 PM
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The fairest of nexts. You're never too young to not say "I will come to your house and do Klan stuff".

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Grischnak
07/12/20 6:36:52 PM
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Hmm. It's interesting. You can take the DMs as a lynching threat. Though, at the same time, the police and the other authorities make it seem like the crime is simply being racist and not the threatening aspect of the DMs. I know that's pretty common in the UK in these days. Still undeniably draconian.
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TooLateToGoBack
07/12/20 6:37:48 PM
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UK and free speech lmao
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SSJGrimReaper
07/12/20 7:26:05 PM
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someone call sting on this kid

https://imgur.com/oB6n2md

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divot1338
07/12/20 7:28:01 PM
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Indoor wrestling is never a good idea.

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Elmer_Glue
07/12/20 7:30:28 PM
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Lock that racist POS up for life, good work UK!
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ssj3vegeta
07/12/20 8:49:05 PM
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thebatz
07/12/20 8:52:29 PM
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kid gets arrested and his team is going to get relegated.

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MARKINGRAM22
07/12/20 9:01:04 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Once he said "I'll come to your house" an arrest had to be made. You have to take that stuff seriously, no exceptions.
I'm a total free speech person, but I understand this to a degree. The kid isn't going to do anything and is just a dumbass, but this should be squashed now. The second part did veer into being threatening.
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LethalAffinity
07/12/20 9:03:12 PM
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MARKINGRAM22
07/12/20 9:03:15 PM
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Elmer_Glue posted...
Lock that racist POS up for life, good work UK!
Lots of dumb 12 year olds that become fine adults. Rapists don't get life so maybe be reasonable about a kid saying stupid racist things online.
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Arcanine2009
07/12/20 9:05:49 PM
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Parents gotta teach their kids man, especially in the age of social media. My parents never taught me to treat everyone the same. They had biases on groups I should hang out with, and who to avoid. I couldn't even bring a black friend to the house. My parents never preached hate to me, so I never hated anyone,but I would say stupid shit when I was young to get a laugh or look cool, which most kids have done at some point, or at least boys.

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Smackems
07/12/20 9:10:09 PM
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Uh.. No.

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eston
07/12/20 9:10:58 PM
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kyujo posted...
Lots of time for reform
This. It's not like they would put a 12 year old in prison for this, but perhaps the right intervention can get him off this path

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Freeney
07/12/20 9:14:30 PM
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coh posted...
He's literally only 12

Ok and...?

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Freeney
07/12/20 9:20:10 PM
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MARKINGRAM22 posted...
I'm a total free speech person, but I understand this to a degree. The kid isn't going to do anything and is just a dumbass, but this should be squashed now. The second part did veer into being threatening.

How do you know the kid wasnt going to do anything?

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divot1338
07/12/20 9:21:07 PM
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Freeney posted...
How do you know the kid wasnt going to do anything?
Hed need to get his mom to drop him off.

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ReturnOfThaJedi
07/12/20 9:25:19 PM
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Racist kids grow up to be racist adults

People need to stop making excuses for this kinda shit

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LightHawKnight
07/12/20 9:26:38 PM
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Arrest doesnt mean jail for life right?? It could just mean arrest, bring to station to scare the kid and then let him go right?

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EmbraceOfDeath
07/12/20 9:32:31 PM
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Disgusting that a third of the votes here are pro arrest for saying mean things.

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CADE FOSTER
07/12/20 9:48:34 PM
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make his say to that dudes face and if the dude knocks his ass out then fair play
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RustyFerret
07/12/20 9:57:04 PM
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The world is now a safer place with this menace off the streets.
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tm315
07/12/20 10:00:11 PM
#49:


He threatened the guy. Since when do we not take threats seriously because of age?
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Grischnak
07/12/20 10:16:31 PM
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tm315 posted...
He threatened the guy. Since when do we not take threats seriously because of age?

Forget about age, threats like that get ignored every day regardless of age. Public figures get DM/email threats constantly and the police very rarely hunt people down to arrest them over the threats.
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tm315
07/12/20 10:35:35 PM
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Grischnak posted...
Forget about age, threats like that get ignored every day regardless of age. Public figures get DM/email threats constantly and the police very rarely hunt people down to arrest them over the threats.
Idk, I'll take your word for it I guess. But I think it's always fair to arrest someone for a threat
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Grischnak
07/12/20 11:19:33 PM
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tm315 posted...
Idk, I'll take your word for it I guess. But I think it's always fair to arrest someone for a threat

Again though, this wasn't even about a threat. The police state that outright:

We were alerted to a series of racist messages sent to a footballer today and after looking into them and conducting checks, we have arrested a boy. The 12-year-old from #Solihull has been taken to custody. Thanks to everyone who raised it. Racism won't be tolerated.

Nowhere do they mention anything about Zaha being concerned for his safety or this being an attempt to stop violence before it happens. It's all about the racism.
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