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Monday, April 16, 2012

postheadericon How the law is taking on the 'Twacists'

recent cases have highlighted the disturbing cases of racial abuse on Twitter, and some players and celebrities are leaving the site after white

A series of racist remarks to players in the Premier League and dissemination on Twitter has raised concerns about the use of social networking media.

In the last week, two cases came to court that involves students who sent offensive messages insulting the former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who underwent a collapse during an FA Cup tie recently.

a variety of laws are used by the Crown Prosecution Service to tackle criminals by the police to act quickly to deal with high profile cases. A number of players and celebrities have closed their accounts on the microblogging site after being abused.

In the last two cases, a law student at the University of Newcastle Joshua Cryer, 21, admitted to using the social network to bomb Collymore abuse in an attempt to "trap a celebrity "which causes a reaction.

was charged under Article 127 of the Communications Act of sending offensive messages, including racist insults, the former England player. He was sentenced to a community order for two years with 240 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £ 150 to the court.

Liam Stacey, an undergraduate biology 21 years at the University of Swansea, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Crime and Disorder Act making racist comments serious.

Lisa Jones, prosecuting, told the court: "Fabrice Muamba has collapsed on the ground and probably died soon after, Stacey posted on Twitter." LOL, Fuck Muamba died. '". Stacey is due to be sentenced this week and were told they could be jailed.

tests demonstrate the authorities' determination to enforce the law that what happens online should be subject to rules and regulations of every day.

However, it is the abuse that have not spread beyond the confines of a living room or pub. Commenting after conviction Cryer, Wendy Williams, head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the northeast, said: "In recent months, we saw a number of similar cases in the Northeast, where people been racist abuse through social networking sites.

"Ironically, the best evidence in each case has been provided directly by the accused. When a person makes comments such digitally, which effectively police and prosecutors to hand a large part of the evidence needed to build a solid case against them. "

other recent examples of racist violence on Twitter are two of the 17 who received a final warning by police for comments Sammy Ameobi Newcastle United.
Last month, a fan of Sunderland, Peter Copeland, was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to two offenses under the Malicious Communications Act. He said he had sent "extremely offensive" racist.


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