A 17-year-old boy has been charged over chants about the death of Sir Bobby Charlton which were filmed at a Manchester City match : main

[–] Gear4days@alien.top 3 points 10 months ago

A warning and a small fine would be fair enough. I get people thinking it’s stupid to charge him, but hopefully it can act as a lesson to others

[–] FriendlyGhost08@alien.top 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fucking hell that's ridiculous. Getting banned from the stadium is understandable. Getting fucking charged? What a joke

[–] Dalecn@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

To get banned from the stadiums you need a football banning order and for that to happen you need to be charged by the police it's really simple

[–] hotelmotelshit@alien.top 2 points 10 months ago

I mean the kid is a disrespectful little cunt, sure.

But charging him is fucking bonkers

[–] beefstewforyou@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I never understood people who take sports to this extreme. I’m a Manchester United fan but I would never wish harm upon the guys from City. I just want United to win. With any sport I like, if a player from the other team is hurt, my first thought is that I hope they’re ok.

[–] Wide_Challenge3880@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree with the club banning him from the stadium but the police charging him seems pretty ridiculous

[–] Dalecn@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The only way for such a ban to become enforceable is with a football banning order and the only way for that to happen is for the police to charge him so that he can be given said football banning order.

[–] montiel_scores@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The guy’s an insensitive idiot, but how is this a crime?

[–] sjdjdkkfs@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Making fun of a dead person from your rival club is fucked up, but it's not prison worthy. A ban from the stadiums fits.

[–] efknfelfmel@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

This country is fucked

[–] rickhasaboner@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

fairly sure Sir Bobby himself wouldn’t want a 17 year old dragged through the court system for this

[–] MeatballDom@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All the Americans with English flairs coming out in droves to talk about how free their country is is hilarious.

[–] pioneeringsystems@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Free to shoot the fuck out of each other while screaming freedom

[–] futureproblemz@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Glad the comments also agree this is ridiculous, he deserves to be banned from coming to games, but charging him is too much of an overreaction. Teenagers say dumb shit

[–] pioneeringsystems@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

As many comments have pointed out, being charged is how they get the banning order.

[–] WauliePalnuts01@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

chants are classless and he should be banned for a few games, but charged? that’s bullshit

[–] FAKEMEATISFAKE@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Holy shit, you still do this back in the old world?

[–] blazinrumraisin@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

UK moment.

[–] tk-xx@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

What happens when we sing "maggies in the mud" then.

[–] Antman013@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Someone should record a mob singing, "your Mummy's in a box" for this lad, then superglue bluetooth speakers into his ears at the funeral home when his passes. Show the little cunt what it's like.

[–] blooddragonsin@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Being banned from the stadium is correct.

I don't like to see the Government getting involved in this tho.

[–] getyerhandoffit@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Kid needs a bit of a kicking, but charges?!

[–] SeyamTheDaddy@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

authoritarianism is on the rise I see

[–] G0rtarPlayer@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Can't get my head around how this became a Police matter lmao

[–] Jonoabbo@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I assume this is just for an FBO, not sure why people are losing their minds over it.

[–] Kota-the-fiend@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Audio of Andrew tate admitting to sexual assault: I sleep

[–] AllYouNeedIsATV@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Look super bad taste obviously but what the fuck?

[–] cajun_vegeta@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

SoccerFootball is a religion. And this was blasphemy. Praise Alan! Shearer

[–] Unholysinner@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Name and shame when?

[–] itsyerboiTRESH@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

You can legally charge someone for singing insults? Especially a kid?

[–] Toffee_Fan@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

Bit of an overreaction, isn't it?

[–] Jazano107@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

Charged? Ridiculous

[–] eltaquitoloco69@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Absurd you can get into jail for words. Im sure the government will never abuse this power.

[–] cotch85@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

What jail is he going to? Let me know when he serves jail time.

Shocking how little people know about how the world works

[–] G0rtarPlayer@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I mean somebody was cautioned for holding a blank piece of paper during the Queen's funeral, this is tepid if anything.

[–] HelloMegaphone@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

The UK is absolutely fucked.

[–] berniexanderz@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

That’s pretty harsh, what’s going on in the UK?

[–] enjoy_your_lunch@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the dystopia is already here

[–] ginormousbreasts@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Nobody was saying this about the fan with a '97' shirt getting nicked. It's a public order offence to sing 'tragedy chants' or have banners or symbols about the same. Lots of people have been and will be arrested for doing this sort of thing because the authorities don't want people goading one another into violence.

[–] SmalldiniNJonesta@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

Thank god for 1776

[–] crepss@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?

[–] rusty6899@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Get your hands off my PENIS!!!!

[–] Cantmakeaspell@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

V for Vendetta coming to real near you soon.

[–] createandconfuse@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

What a fucking horrible precedent to set. Utterly baffling. In no way shape or form do I condone the chanting of someone who’s dead, but my God this makes virtually no sense. Same people who probably gobble the nuts of the royal family that want to protect the legacy of a man who died of natural causes and make the life of a 17 year old miserable just to prove a point. Outrageous and insufferable.

[–] Mr_Rockmore@alien.top 0 points 10 months ago

Welcome to the beginning of the end lads. Next year we wont be allowed to chant about posh spice taking up the arse for fear of slander

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