"A British university student was jailed for 56 days Tuesday after admitting inciting racial hatred by posting offensive comments on Twitter following the collapse of a professional soccer player on live television. ....
Sentencing the student, district judge John Charles said there was "no alternative" to an immediate prison sentence, as when Mr. Muamba collapsed "it was not the football world who was praying for him... everybody was praying for his life."
Stacey's remarks on Twitter as the footballer battled for his life were "vile and abhorrent," the judge added."
So there we have it. We've gone from fire in a theatre to banning racism to jailing drunk university students for a lack of sensitivity to a hurt footballer. Such a brave new world we live in.
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