The on topic thread 3.0

[SM]

The FA opened the Pandoras box a few years ago now. Can't even remember who it was but once the punished the first one for historic tweets they have to punish the lot.

No-one will ever fight a punishment but I doubt it would stand up in court.

Was that precedent punishing a tweet sent while underage though?

I think there needs to be a level of common sense used as we get into an era where kids as young as 10/11 will have a twitter account

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Was that precedent punishing a tweet sent while underage though?

I think there needs to be a level of common sense used as we get into an era where kids as young as 10/11 will have a twitter account

Spot on. Case just recently where a 27 yo woman was appointed chief editor for well known magazine. But staff objected because of tweets she posted a decade earlier as a 17 yo about Asians and gay people. Rightly offensive but since then she’s gained a rep as good politics writer who has written good articles about race and defending minorities. She has for years apologised profusely for her teen tweets. Does she pay for that mistake for the rest of her life?

 

[drd23]

Was that precedent punishing a tweet sent while underage though?

I think there needs to be a level of common sense used as we get into an era where kids as young as 10/11 will have a twitter account

Except that a large part of why historical tweets would be punished is for PR purposes*, and the people who would be appeased don't really show common sense when it comes to matters like this


*it can hardly be called educational if the tweets in question were from many years ago (especially while the person was a minor) and it hasn't happened again. The fact that it hasn't repeated is proof alone that the player in question has learned it was inappropriate

 

[Zidane98]

What would the criminal statute of limitation be for a hate crime? This happened 9 years ago, not a couple of years ago. I see no value in an investigation or any retrospective ban now. Bowen already knows it was stupid and wont do it again.

If this is really being pursued the FA have gone utterly bonkers.

 

[Latro]

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[Easty]

What would the criminal statute of limitation be for a hate crime? This happened 9 years ago, not a couple of years ago. I see no value in an investigation or any retrospective ban now. Bowen already knows it was stupid and wont do it again.

If this is really being pursued the FA have gone utterly bonkers.

Hamza Choudhury had the same thing happen to him in 2019 - 5k fine at the end of it which should serve as a fair precedent.

Hamza Choudhury receives FA punishment for offensive tweets

Choudhury was charged after offensive tweets he made six years ago were republished.

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

 

[Latro]

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[chef]

fu**

Whats the bet he scores against Arsenal one day.

 

[Cruyff14]

Whats the bet he scores against Arsenal one day.

Can you not pls.

 

[Latro]

Whats the bet he scores against Arsenal one day.

I doubt he ever plays against Arsenal.

My reaction was him having a 20 year old son.

 

[RPCB]

I doubt he ever plays against Arsenal.

My reaction was him having a 20 year old son.

He is 43 years old. Most people on this forum have parents who had them or a sibling by the age of 23. It’s not like Didier is 38 or something.

 

[SM]

He is 43 years old. Most people on this forum have parents who had them or a sibling by the age of 23. It’s not like Didier is 38 or something.

I dunno about most. 23 is pretty young to have a kid.

 

[RPCB]

I dunno about most. 23 is pretty young to have a kid.

I guess it was fairly common in older generations, early to mid 20 years olds in the 60’s to 80’s, than say the last 20 years. But yeah, saying “most” is likely off the mark.

 

[chef]

Haha i had 2 kids by 23, not planned though.

 

[Zidane98]

I dunno about most. 23 is pretty young to have a kid.

There was a 28 year old grandma from Franghanistan that called in to talkback radio once in Melbourne.

 

[glenferry23]

Haha i had 2 kids by 23, not planned though.

 

[Bradesmaen]

I guess it was fairly common in older generations, early to mid 20 years olds in the 60’s to 80’s, than say the last 20 years. But yeah, saying “most” is likely off the mark.

My parents were 28 and 30 when I was born. Not sure when mine will be born but I'll be a lot older.

 

[Frank Bunn]

fu**

Looks like his Dad but can he play like him?

Best father and son combinations

Alf-Inge Håland had a good career with Forest, Leeds, City and Norway. His son Erling looks like he will be a superstar striker. Only 20 years old - 21 goals in the Bundesliga so far this season and 10 goals in the Champions League. Frank Lampard Snr is a West Ham legend but only got 2 England...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Cruyff14]

My parents were 28 and 30 when I was born. Not sure when mine will be born but I'll be a lot older.

Yeah my folks were turning 31 and 36 the month after I was born.

I am 33 this week and no kids yet.

 

[chef]

 

[Cruyff14]

Thought Stones would be in there too.

 

[chef]

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

USA missed out on Olympics qualification...oh well

 

[ADL9798]

Yeah my folks were turning 31 and 36 the month after I was born.

I am 33 this week and no kids yet.

 

[moomba]