Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

[Canton Kev]

https://twitter.com/FairCop_/status/1569674236838428673?t=wtYC2SjuvFyWRZrYr9iydQ&s=19

A Preston North End fan has apparently been banned for life after making comments on twitter about the queen and royals...

Totally normal country

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

These days, they arrest you and you get thrown in jail if you say you're a republican.......

[BLUETIT]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

These days, they arrest you and you get thrown in jail if you say you're a republican.......

Why would you get arrested for taking over a pub again ?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

Why would you get arrested for taking over a pub again ?

Because you shouldn't try to get back into the Queen's Arms at this point in time.

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

These days, they arrest you and you get thrown in jail if you say you're a republican.......

really!! just for saying you're republican they throw you in jail?

[logic]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

https://twitter.com/FairCop_/status/...ZrYr9iydQ&s=19

A Preston North End fan has apparently been banned for life after making comments on twitter about the queen and royals...

Totally normal country

Logic would indicate that as the tweet is deleted, the story is utter bollocks. Nobody banned from games ever tells the whole truth.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

so now there'll be an injunction on the UK press from printing anything juicy.

[NYCBlue]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

Has freedom of speech been suspended for 10 days?

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

The wall to wall coverage is obscene. Making me depressed. Can’t even watch Sky Sports news without a memorial message on the side. Sickening

[Ninja]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

Has freedom of speech been suspended for 10 days?

Not sure, but freedom to watch anything on the fecking telly has.

[Canton Kev]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

Logic would indicate that as the tweet is deleted, the story is utter bollocks. Nobody banned from games ever tells the whole truth.

Logic would indicate that since Preston are defending their decision to ban him for life, it isn't utter bollocks

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11206381/Preston-defend-decision-issue-lifetime-ban-supporter-comments-Queen.html

[logic]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

Logic would indicate that since Preston are defending their decision to ban him for life, it isn't utter bollocks

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...nts-Queen.html

Logic would indicate that given FairCop_ deleted their tweet offering help and given another twitter account reporting the ban acknowledged there was another tweet that was deleted, it's pretty clear the twit isn't as innocent as claimed; the other tweet almost certainly the reason for any ban.

[Wales-Bales]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

These days, they arrest you and you get thrown in jail if you say you're a republican.......

First they came for the Republicans
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Republican

[JamesWales]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

I struggle to believe that this ban was for the tweet of asking if he would be ejected for booing?

Nonetheless, this is all ridiculous and worrying, as it is in cases when causes each of you cares for are also offended. Supporting someones right to cause offence at a funeral does also mean the right to cause offence at any funeral.

The right to boo also means the right to boo (for example) taking the knee or any other minutes silence.

The example here is of course absurd (which makes me think there is more to it) but don't pretend there are no tricky grey areas here..

More widely, standing up for free speech is really important and hopefully more people will do it and try to prevent anything taking place merely because it offends some people.

[Canton Kev]

Re: Careful tonight lads. Any disrespect towards "her maj" gets you a lifetime ban

I assume it was for more than that too. However a lifetime ban for a comment on Twitter is absurd. The last time Preston banned a fan was 4 years ago. After instigating a brawl and throwing a chair at opposing fans he was given a 5 year ban.