More sticks to beat football fans with.

So having sorted racism and hooliganism they've now moved onto homophobia, carrying flares, online 'trolling' as an excuse to issue FBOs.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/23/police...tball-3935084/

Police and prosecutors are staging an increased clampdown on abuse and violence in football, with more attention placed on trolling and harassment within social media.

Football fans who take to Twitter or Facebook to abuse players or fellow supporters could find themselves not only banned from travelling to important matches for three years, but also answering to the courts.

The Crown Prosecution Service and police are targeting misdemeanours in the stadium but also vitriol online, issuing new guidelines which reiterates the use of Football Banning Orders (FBOs) in their normal capacity, but also tries to tackle ‘emerging challenges’ such as the assault of players on the pitch or possession of flares and fireworks within the stadium.

Online abuse and, for the first time, homophobic chants are also specifically being addressed, with the CPS working in conjunction with the FA and Players’ Union to curb hate crimes.

‘In years gone by, racist and homophobic chanting in the stands was an ugly feature of football matches across the country, but I believe we are beginning to see a shift in culture,’ said Nick Hawkins, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Direct.

‘Organisations such as Kick It Out and Stonewall have done much to tackle the root causes of hate crime in football, but hate crime legislation has a large part to play in this ongoing culture change; there is no room in the eyes of the law for racist or homophobic abuse on the pitch or in the stands.

‘But it’s not just criminality in the stands that will be taken on. Our legal guidance on communications sent by social media clearly sets out how we will approach the abuse of players or fellow supporters online and I’m glad to say we have the full support of the FA and the PFA in this field.’

If football fans find themselves in trouble with the law, they could face an FBO which prevents them travelling to the 2014 Brazil World Cup, as well as Euro 2016 in France – including the qualifiers.

Hawkins also pointed out that there is scope for appropriate humour in football, which should not be abated

That's so gay

Saw this the morning and my first thought is the scousers will be all over this

How can you ban anyone from a match from posting shit online ffs. If they go down that road there won't be anyone left to go to games.

"Sir, you're under arrest for calling someone in an online forum a "Clueless Bertie @#%&!".

Of course it'll go off here without a hitch. Can you imagine them trying to do something like this in Italy or Spain?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

How can you ban anyone from a match from posting shit online ffs. If they go down that road there won't be anyone left to go to games.

"Sir, you're under arrest for calling someone in an online forum a "Clueless Bertie @#%&!".

Of course it'll go off here without a hitch. Can you imagine them trying to do something like this in Italy or Spain?

Yep. It's a joke.

They'll never get UFW shut down no matter how they try

Not at all surprised. Just look at all fuss the media lovies were making over Twitter "trolls" a few weeks back

Delighted plod have the time to deal with #@&%!s posting shit on the Internet tbh. There's obviously nothing more important they could be doing with their time :£#%&!er:

The murderers will be all over this. Banned for posts made online ffs. This country gets more pathetic by the day :shakehead:

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Not at all surprised. Just look at all fuss the media lovies were making over Twitter "trolls" a few weeks back

Delighted plod have the time to deal with #@&%!s posting shit on the Internet tbh. There's obviously nothing more important they could be doing with their time :£#%&!er:

The murderers will be all over this. Banned for posts made online ffs. This country gets more pathetic by the day :shakehead:

Manna from heaven for the scousers...particularly that #@&%! vigilante group that patrol the internet looking for things to be outraged about...cant remember their name.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Manna from heaven for the scousers...particularly that #@&%! vigilante group that patrol the internet looking for things to be outraged about...cant remember their name.

you mentioned it earlier in your post

Originally Posted by BryanRobson'sLiver

you mentioned it earlier in your post

£#%&!ing hell :shakehead:

clamping down on thought crime and the curbing internet freedom in one fell swoop. all with the support, no doubt, of bourgeois guardianista types who are quick to display an authoritarian streak under the guise of protecting a minority interest group.

Whoever makes the next joke about Ginners and panto can expect an SAS team to crash through the window.

how can you watch united against any london team and NOT be homophobic towards their supporters ?

Originally Posted by Zorg

Whoever makes the next joke about Ginners and panto can expect an SAS team to crash through the window.

I've applied for special dispensation to carry on abusing SSG2.

To be honest it's about time the authorities clamped down on No Fun's outrageous homophobia. If they could have a word with him about his Friday Night Music on TV threads cluttering up the internet that'd be good too

Originally Posted by jaffo

To be honest it's about time the authorities clamped down on No Fun's outrageous homophobia. If they could have a word with him about his Friday Night Music on TV threads cluttering up the internet that'd be good too

shut it you puff

get back to baking cakes

Originally Posted by no fun

shut it you puff

get back to baking cakes

Originally Posted by no fun

shut it you puff

get back to baking cakes

I'm telling

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

I've applied for special dispensation to carry on abusing SSG2.

Granted.