Robroysboy Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 will be interesting to see what the verdict will be "our Chelsea fans accused of being involved in a race row in which a black man was shoved off a train while racist chants were sung are being treated as "scapegoats" by police, a court today heard. Video shows the man, named only as Mr Souleymane in court, pushed off the Metro train as Chelsea supporters sang "we're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it". Footage of the altercation, which came after the London club played Paris St Germain in February, sparked outrage and British police issued pictures of those suspected of being involved. Richard Barklie, 50, Jordan Munday, 20, Josh Parsons, 20, and William Simpson, 26, all deny wrongdoing and are fighting police attempts to issue them with football banning orders. Alison Gurden, representing Munday, who is seen on the metro carriage as the race chants are sung, accused police of bringing the cases solely because they were under pressure to be seen to crack down on football hooliganism. She told Stratford Magistrates' Court: "The reason you have brought this action against Mr Munday is purely because he was on the Metro train, and it had been considered something has to be done to make it look like the Metropolitan Police is stamping down on hooliganism." Pc Neil West replied: "No. You can't get away from the fact it is a high profile incident." Ms Gurden added: "The implication is that is that Mr Munday is effectively being used as a scapegoat. In most situations an application wouldn't be made at this stage." Footage shows around 150 Chelsea fans walking through Paris chanting, setting a red flare alight and clambering onto cars. Some had been drinking and taking drugs in the pub before trouble erupted, the court heard. Although there is no suggestion any of the four men in court had been. Many then put their hoods up to obscure their identity as they file into the underground." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) trial by media? Edited July 18, 2015 by Robroysboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 5 and 3 year football banning orders handed out to four fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Strange how all vital public services are getting slashed repeatedly by this tory government yet tge high cost legal system seems to grow and grow. Lots of MPs are lawyers...coincidence ?? Its about time we stepped back from the media frenzy that everything should be a court case and everything should be reported at length and people blamed for all sorts of rubbish. If the French weren't interested in this, why were we ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce778 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Strange how all vital public services are getting slashed repeatedly by this tory government yet tge high cost legal system seems to grow and grow. Lots of MPs are lawyers...coincidence ?? Its about time we stepped back from the media frenzy that everything should be a court case and everything should be reported at length and people blamed for all sorts of rubbish. If the French weren't interested in this, why were we ? Er because it was like a scene from 1960s America or apartheid South Africa where a black man wasn't allowed on a train by white guys simply because he was black?Maybe I'm an idealist but I think that warrants public interest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellyman Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Er because it was like a scene from 1960s America or apartheid South Africa where a black man wasn't allowed on a train by white guys simply because he was black? Maybe I'm an idealist but I think that warrants public interest.... Your 100% correct Bruce, I think the fact that they are chelsea fans warrants the interest alone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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