Fabrice Muamba: Racist Twitter comments admitted by Swansea student

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Provided reasoned criticism of a world view is not deemed 'hate speech' I see nothing wrong with control or moderation. If the laws now in place had existed in the 1920/30s there would still be a lot of homosexuals alive in Germany. Hate speech appeals to the soft-minded, ignorant and easily lead. And they are lead by fascists, theists and egomaniacs in general. 

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Fabrice Muamba: Bolton midfielder discharged from hospital

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has paid tribute to the London Chest Hospital staff after being discharged.

The 24-year-old was technically "dead" for 78 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing in a game against Tottenham on 17 March and had been in hospital since then.

"I am naturally very pleased to be discharged from hospital," he said.

"I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to every single member of staff who played a part in my care." ...

Some good news for a change 

[DeterminedJuliet]

Aww, nice!

Dead for 78 minutes! Whew! That's a lot to come back from.

[Tank]

Aww, nice!

Dead for 78 minutes! Whew! That's a lot to come back from.

It is a nice story.

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I don't agree with libel laws, nor jailing this guy. Yes, he sounds like a complete asshole, but I am also a big believer in freedom of speech, and unfortunately that includes saying things like this, or Rush Limbaugh calling that university student a "slut", etc. Because where do you draw the line on what's allowed to be said?
I don't believe the Germany analogy applies here. There's a big difference between allowing a person to say stupid things and systematically discriminating against a minority. We have the Westboro Baptist Church running around the US screaming "God hates f***gs", but the government isn't imprisoning homosexuals. If anything, we've become far more accepting as a society.

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If the laws now in place had existed in the 1920/30s there would still be a lot of homosexuals alive in Germany.

Surely they would all be dead by now?

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If the laws now in place had existed in the 1920/30s there would still be a lot of homosexuals alive in Germany.

Surely they would all be dead by now?

Oh fuck off!!! 

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If the laws now in place had existed in the 1920/30s there would still be a lot of homosexuals alive in Germany.

Surely they would all be dead by now?

Oh fuck off!!! 

That's the only language people like me understand.

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Aww, nice!

Dead for 78 minutes! Whew! That's a lot to come back from.

I think Jesus is claiming the record but there are some ongoing issues around the verification process.

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Do we trust the legal institutions to apply this fairly while under pressure from both P.C. activists and traditionalists? It's a minefield.

I'll bet.

I'm sort of torn in my opinion on this.  On one hand, I do believe that racism needs to be stamped out.  On the other hand, I think that freedom of speech is probably the most important right that we have in the US, kind of the right that all other rights stem from.  But, bottom line, if the people in the UK think it's a good thing, that's all that matters since it is your country. 

I agree with this, criminally charging the guy for his racist comments on twitter isn't the way to go. Don't want to make him into some kind of martyr for free speech and distract from the issue by victimising him (the racist)...

If people think that racist comments are a bad thing, that student would be digging his own grave by himself, there really isn't need to interfere with that by slapping a criminal charge, fine, etc.