Coneheadjohn Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11584946/tottenham-fan-fined-for-throwing-banana-skin-at-pierre-emerick-aubameyang I’m not even going to comment but it needs reporting. Lets see if we can break the record for having a thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 After reading the forum rules.. No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, coneheadjohn said: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11584946/tottenham-fan-fined-for-throwing-banana-skin-at-pierre-emerick-aubameyang I’m not even going to comment but it needs reporting. Lets see if we can break the record for having a thread closed. I'm gonna try (To comment... not get the thread closed!) So with his denial, and the lack of a police charge for anything race related, the magistrate can still include it in his "findings", and amend his punishment accordingly? With that, shouldn't the police now be "re-opening the case", or whatever it is they do, and look into racism charges? Is this "alleged racist element" only worth the paltry additional sum of £100? If the magistrate has convinced himself/herself that racism was involved, shouldn't he be looking at £Thousands? Or prison? How can the magistrate include racism... for which there were no charges... in his findings, and why has the magistrate put a such an offensive figure of £100 to it? I'm baffled! *Please note... "?" infers I am asking a question, not giving an opinion! My only opinion is that a fine of £100 for racism would be laughable, if it wasn't so offensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: I'm gonna try (To comment... not get the thread closed!) So with his denial, and the lack of a police charge for anything race related, the magistrate can still include it in his "findings", and amend his punishment accordingly? With that, shouldn't the police now be "re-opening the case", or whatever it is they do, and look into racism charges? Is this "alleged racist element" only worth the paltry additional sum of £100? If the magistrate has convinced himself/herself that racism was involved, shouldn't he be looking at £Thousands? Or prison? How can the magistrate include racism... for which there were no charges... in his findings, and why has the magistrate put a such an offensive figure of £100 to it? I'm baffled! *Please note... "?" infers I am asking a question, not giving an opinion! My only opinion is that a fine of £100 for racism would be laughable, if it wasn't so offensive! All completely fair and reasonable points. I’m not going to comment either,I just thought as a Football Forum it was too important as a case to not mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: I'm gonna try (To comment... not get the thread closed!) So with his denial, and the lack of a police charge for anything race related, the magistrate can still include it in his "findings", and amend his punishment accordingly? With that, shouldn't the police now be "re-opening the case", or whatever it is they do, and look into racism charges? Is this "alleged racist element" only worth the paltry additional sum of £100? If the magistrate has convinced himself/herself that racism was involved, shouldn't he be looking at £Thousands? Or prison? How can the magistrate include racism... for which there were no charges... in his findings, and why has the magistrate put a such an offensive figure of £100 to it? I'm baffled! *Please note... "?" infers I am asking a question, not giving an opinion! My only opinion is that a fine of £100 for racism would be laughable, if it wasn't so offensive! Racist element = the act of throwing the banana (skin) on the pitch which has historical references to racism. However, it wasn't proven to be a racist act with racist intent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 This is how I see it. So his defence was that he just did it in a 'spur of the moment' - that is not defence, he threw the object, spur of the moment, not thinking, just reacting are all not acceptable excuses to commit a crime*. He threw an object at someone, deliberatly, regardless of what the object was. You cannot just throw something at someone and not have consequences. Why can it fall under racism? It is because throwing of that particular object is seen by the majority of population, that associate themselves with football, that it has a historic link of being a racist act. *spur of the moment reaction to your own defence is, at times, an acceptable action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Everyone’s reading about the banana skin and trying not to slip up with commenting is see. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, Boycie said: Everyone’s reading about the banana skin and trying not to slip up with commenting is see. Keep it up. It’s lasted longer than I thought,when I saw your avatar thought it was all over. But we’re into pun territory now so it won’t be long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 27 minutes ago, Boycie said: Everyone’s reading about the banana skin and trying not to slip up with commenting is see. Keep it up. Got to hand it to them, they're a wise old bunch. I'm gonna split... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: Got to hand it to them, they're a wise old bunch. I'm gonna split... Thanks a bunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 48 minutes ago, coneheadjohn said: It’s lasted longer than I thought,when I saw your avatar thought it was all over. But we’re into pun territory now so it won’t be long. Well it’s ripe with them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Didn't take long to peel off down the slippery pun route... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Come on folks. Don't be yellow. Let's have your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Boycie said: Everyone’s reading about the banana skin and trying not to slip up with commenting is see. Keep it up. I think you may be plantain a trap so I'm gonna shut my trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said: I think you may be plantain a trap so I'm gonna shut my trap. 2019 is your year for puns mate...I can sense it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I’m just waiting for it to get fruity before I wade in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Angry Ram said: I’m just waiting for it to get fruity before I wade in.. What a smoothie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Fyffes had enough of these puns now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 hours ago, Boycie said: Fyffes had enough of these puns now. Agree, it's time to split Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 11 hours ago, Angry Ram said: I’m just waiting for it to get fruity before I wade in.. Could be berry soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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