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racial abuse !
https://twitter.com/StanCollymore
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This really is shocking and should be stopped!
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Jesus. It's a grim world out there apparently.
Albion Dan
Banned
Utterly disgusting. What are Twitter playing at?
Weststander
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Police are on there wanting people to report it. But they can see it literally for themselves, so why don't they just get on with investigating the sources and then bringing these internet cowards to justice?
symyjym
Banned
This sort of thing blows Darwin's theory of evolution right out the window.
HawkTheSeagull
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Because more often than not the tweets get deleted. They need to go through Twitter to get official proof that they were sent.
Taking 6 weeks takes the piss though.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
West Midlands Police @WMPolice 24m
We can confirm that @StaffsPolice are investigating alleged abusive tweets to [MENTION=12426]stan[/MENTION]Collymore. Block and report abuse: http://www.report-it.org.uk
We can confirm that @StaffsPolice are investigating alleged abusive tweets to [MENTION=12426]stan[/MENTION]Collymore. Block and report abuse: http://www.report-it.org.uk
nicko31
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Some real low life on there.
Twitter is hard to police, in many cases deleting accounts is all they can do..
Twitter is hard to police, in many cases deleting accounts is all they can do..
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Not a particular fan of Stan however the abuse he is getting is horrific. If someone on the streets shouted that they could expect to end up in court. People posting on twitter should be no different.
Safeway
M0DERAT0R
Seriously, what actual purpose does Twitter serve? #honestquestion
Common as Mook
Not Posh as Fook
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Twitter is a blank wall for people to write on. Rightly, the police should be contacted in these instances.
Will you sue the phone companies if you receive abusive texts?
Will you sue the phone companies if you receive abusive texts?
The Large One
Who's Next?
Collymore's additional gripe - and it's totally understandable - is that while he feels the police are acting quickly and decisively, Twitter, who were asked six weeks ago to supply the police with information, have yet to respond.
No but if I found it offensive enough (though I do a thicker skin than the whingers who appear to take joy in taking offence)
Then I'd hope the phone company would co-operate with the police to find the culprit if they were unknown to me
nicko31
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That's assuming the culprits are in the UK, outside of that how do you police twitter (if they care at all?)
BBassic
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I use it for two things: Albion news and SQL Server news/advice.
Its a useful tool if you can keep clear of all the nonsense on there.
I believe social media is an amazing creation. It allows the world to be connected in ways never thought possible 60 years ago. The downside is that it provides people with a soapbox from which to spew hatred and idiocy.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
Yes indeed. It has also resulted in people expecting to know everything as soon as it happens (well that and 24 hour news channels), which I suppose is a good thing but can also be abused. Certainly Twitter and Facebook are very useful in circulating anything quickly, include lies of course.
Safeway
M0DERAT0R
I agree, and am a big fan/user of Facebook.
With Twitter I just don't get the whole 'following' thing. I don't care what most of my friends have had for dinner, let alone some B List celebrity that I've never met. And of course, as you say, it provides a platform for people that really shouldn't have one.
daveinprague
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I follow Sports relating to Brighton...team news...players accounts... naylor..
