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Commodore Perry
The 1824 Vagrancy Act is still used in the UK, primarily against minorities; a leftover law from days of slave trading.
Doesn't compare to 90 million domestic viewers in the US watching the Super Bowl.
Commodore Perry
zichiToday 11:52 pm JST
Here is some European media. Wow--Europe, the UK---I'm glad I'm in LA.
Juventus apologise for tweet including women's player making racist gesture
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58109308
Commodore Perry
zichiToday 11:43 pm JST
Only 31 million? And it was played in London?
How many watched the Euro final last year?
The Super Bowl was watched by 91 million Americans this year.
Commodore Perry
I certainly do.
Not true.
The Euro final wasn't held in Wembley Stadium?
Thunderbird2
You don't like us very much, do you?
Compared to Eastern Europe and the US the levels of racist abuse, while still too high, are small in comparison. When British teams go to the likes of Russia or other former Soviet countries the black players get abuse... not something that's regular when played at home in the UK.
Jimizo
Try Texas. I lived there. Awful racism but there are many decent people there. Hopefully, progressives can help turn this around. It’s a tough nut to crack.
Anyway, racists no matter what country are cowards. They’d collapse into hysterical meltdowns if confronted.
Trash.
Commodore Perry
Alfie NoakesToday 10:36 pm JST
This is a problem unique to the UK.
Brits living overseas.
Alfie Noakes
Good work from the Football Policing Unit. Perhaps other countries with similar problems of racist abuse on social media could study their tactics.
So, only 34 out of 207 posts judged criminal came from within the UK. Again, this is very positive news. As JImizo says, 34 is still 34 too many but it's a step in the right direction.
It would be interesting to know where the 123 overseas posts were made from.
Jimizo
Yet more examples of the UK acknowledging racism and taking steps to root it out.
Taking the knee and wearing anti-racism motifs just isn’t enough.
Great stuff, UK
34 too many but practical steps taken.
Make sure the walls close in on racism.
cla68
Is it true that most of those arrested are immigrants?
Commodore Perry
The UK's long history of racism is coming to the surface finally. The older generation in the UK has been especially tolerant of this kind of behavior.
The UK Football Policing Unit should be praised for taking this type of action, and making sports in the UK safer for all.