EMRE SENTENCED!

youngblue66 · June 18, 2014

The BBC report: Turkey international Emre Belozoglu has been given a two-and-a-half-month suspended prison sentence for a racist slur he used against Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora during a match in 2012.
But here's the joke:- The sentence was suspended by the court because the 33-year-old had not committed any previous offences of a racist nature, and in the belief that he would not repeat his behaviour. Unbelievable isn't it?

Blue Cheese · June 18, 2014

youngblue66 said:
The BBC report: Turkey international Emre Belozoglu has been given a two-and-a-half-month suspended prison sentence for a racist slur he used against Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora during a match in 2012.
But here's the joke:- The sentence was suspended by the court because the 33-year-old had not committed any previous offences of a racist nature, and in the belief that he would not repeat his behaviour. Unbelievable isn't it?

I don't advocate racism but you can't keep putting people in jail for things like this.

orchard · June 18, 2014

youngblue66 said:
The BBC report: Turkey international Emre Belozoglu has been given a two-and-a-half-month suspended prison sentence for a racist slur he used against Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora during a match in 2012.
But here's the joke:- The sentence was suspended by the court because the 33-year-old had not committed any previous offences of a racist nature, and in the belief that he would not repeat his behaviour. Unbelievable isn't it?

Think that's okay myself mate, keep a heavy sentence hanging over him incase he does it again.
Saying that, what does it all mean when FIFA dilute the term and abuse it for their own ends ?

Royal Blue Jersey · June 18, 2014

youngblue66 said:
The BBC report: Turkey international Emre Belozoglu has been given a two-and-a-half-month suspended prison sentence for a racist slur he used against Ivorian midfielder Didier Zokora during a match in 2012.
But here's the joke:- The sentence was suspended by the court because the 33-year-old had not committed any previous offences of a racist nature, and in the belief that he would not repeat his behaviour. Unbelievable isn't it?

Prison is a grossly obscene sentence for such an offence, suspended or otherwise.

More bothered about that than anything he could possibly have said.

Chegsy · June 18, 2014

Did he not racially abuse one of our lads when playing for Newcastle? Lescott/Yobo was it?

Bungle · June 18, 2014

143BLUE · June 18, 2014

Chegsy said:
Did he not racially abuse one of our lads when playing for Newcastle? Lescott/Yobo was it?

Yer, think so, i remember Lescott Joey and Tim Howard being incensed at something a Barcode player had said or done, think it was him.

Diogenes the Cynic · June 18, 2014

143BLUE said:
Yer, think so, i remember Lescott Joey and Tim Howard being incensed at something a Barcode player had said or done, think it was him.

It was definitely him or some other swarthy ethnic. The bloody racist.

bluemangroup · June 18, 2014

Diogenes the Cynic said:
It was definitely him or some other swarthy ethnic. The bloody racist.

Hahaha

Wizard · June 18, 2014

Zokora already got his justice in a fairly spectacular way. Love that he only got a yellow too...

Tree13 · June 18, 2014

Royal Blue Jersey said:
Prison is a grossly obscene sentence for such an offence, suspended or otherwise.

More bothered about that than anything he could possibly have said.

This.

Threatening people with prison for saying nasty things is ridiculous when you consider that people who carry out violent acts often walk away with community sentences.

Royal Blue Jersey · June 18, 2014

Wizard said:
Zokora already got his justice in a fairly spectacular way. Love that he only got a yellow too...

See, that's what I mean.
10x worse than saying something mean. F**king sticks and stones - boo hoo.

Nasty below-the-belt X-rated 'tackle' though and you're congratulating it? Well played mate

Wizard · June 18, 2014

Royal Blue Jersey said:
See, that's what I mean.
10x worse than saying something mean. F**king sticks and stones - boo hoo.

Nasty below-the-belt X-rated 'tackle' though and you're congratulating it? Well played mate

I'm not going to feel sorry for someone who has been accused of racism consistently throughout his career getting a kick in the balls from someone he has racially abused. I'd also say racism is a quite a bit worse than simply "saying something mean".