biggordy 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 A pre-emptive strike to counter any proposed SFA action concerning the disgrace at the recent Hearts game perchance. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Don't forget to watch tonight for those that are wanting to watch it. What Channel pete? The beeb TV schedule doesn't show this as being on tonight. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,151 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's on BBC1 Scotland mate - 10.45pm 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Don't forget to watch tonight for those that are wanting to watch it. I'll watch it....but I know for sure I'll be a Bear with a sore head after it. Wonder if they'll show Rangers with the League Championship trophy...we'll see. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's on BBC1 Scotland mate - 10.45pm Cheers, I was stupidly looking at the schedule on the beeb site... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 I didn't think it showed Rangers in a bad light to be honest. The fact that Celtic refused to work with the programme and also had only banned 6 people for sectarian behaviour against Rangers 574 says a lot about the 2 clubs. We know the tims only sing political songs. I am amazed at the Bullshit the IRA we sing about is the freedom Fighters when the word Provo's is regularly heard. It is a pity they had film of the Hearts supporters singing the Gorgie Boys but could only report that sectarian singing was also heard at the Celtic end. In my eyes it was another programme more interested in balancing things up than telling the full truth. Why was Aberdeen not reported in the film. If you are going to do a documentary on something like this then you have to cover all the options. All in all a programme that had nothing new to tell and was poorly investigated in my eyes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Why did they show a cop in the Rangers end doing nothing....were there no cops in the scum end? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Totally agree with you Pete. The actual figure for our bannings was 548. Interesting also that CFC declined to put forward a spokesman regarding these figures. I still can't get my head around the idea that us singing about fenians is anti-religious sectarianism, while when they sing about IRA fenianism, it is politely referred to as political. That's bullshit - a spade must be a spade. Also totally agree with the fact that Aberdeen have escaped notice. However, this programme was about bigotry, which quite rightly should be eradicated. It wasn't about fans being offended by other fans mocking deaths of their relatives nor mocking fans about bestiality. So let's call a spade a spade and get rid of all manner of offence. We can then get down to the football. Which we are blatantly much better at than anyone else in Scotland - and always have been. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Catholic anger at growth in sectarian crimesNeil Lennon has been the victim of militant sectarianism ADVERTISEMENT Published Date: 19 May 2011 By Gareth Rose THE Catholic Church has criticised a failure to tackle sectarianism following a rise of almost 10 per cent in charges for religiously motivated crimes - and warned it goes deeper than footballing rivalry. The Church said questions need to be asked after new Scottish Government figures also showed charges for racist offences going down. It follows a football season blighted by sectarian bigotry, which has seen explosives, bullets and knives sent to key figures, including Celtic manager Neil Lennon and lawyers Donald Findlay and Paul McBride. Peter Kearney, a spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland, said: "These hate-crime statistics make depressing reading. The fact that religiously motivated crime has increased as racially motivated attacks have fallen is particularly unfortunate. "Agencies tackling racially motivated crime seem to be doing the right thing; why are those agencies given funding to tackle sectarianism not having the same effect?" He added: "Clearly the number of (religiously motivated] convictions is significantly higher than the number charged during football matches, reinforcing the point made by the Catholic Church that sectarianism in Scotland is not primarily a football matter, although football does provide an outlet for bigotry. "We welcome the Scottish Government's commitment to publish a full analysis of religiously motivated crime later this year following which informed and targeted action will be possible." In 2010-11, 693 criminal charges were aggravated by religious prejudice - a rise of 9.7 per cent to its highest level since 2006-7. At the same time, racially aggravated charges fell to 4,165, the lowest level for at least five years, with 92 per cent of cases reaching court. Among new hate crimes, 50 charges involved prejudice against disability, while 448 were because of the victim's sexual orientation. Alan Dickson, chief executive of Capability Scotland, said: "Capability fought for many years to ensure that those who committed hate crimes against disabled people were suitably dealt with by the Scottish justice system. "The feedback we get from those who use our education, care and employment services, and the number of calls to our advice line receives on this subject, would suggest that this figure will grow considerably as disabled people feel more confident to report these despicable crimes." Solicitor General Frank Mulholland, QC, said: "I welcome the high prosecution rate for crimes of religious prejudice. Recently we have all seen the damaging results of such crime. I want to reassure the public that our prosecution policy is extremely robust, with 94 per cent of charges leading to court proceedings. "I hope this sends a strong message to anybody who still feels that such behaviour is acceptable - there is no place for them in a modern Scotland. "They can expect to be met with a zero-tolerance prosecution policy. "The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are absolutely determined to play our part in confronting the problems of sectarianism and other religious offences, and we will do all in our power to bring those who perpetrate such crimes to justice." Justice secretary Kenny Mac-Askill said: "Such action is utterly unacceptable in a modern Scotland and those responsible are being punished through the full force of the law. "The high prosecution rate shows that these people are finding out the hard way the consequences of their actions, but as we announced earlier this week, we are about to make Scotland's laws even tougher. "We will be bringing forward new legislation to crack down on such behaviour with a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and. These new laws will send out a clear message that there is no hiding place for these bigots." Chief Constable Justine Curran of Acpos added: "Hate crime divides our communities and has a devastating affect on victims, their family members and the wider community. The increase in charges related to religiously motivated crime reflects our commitment to bring to justice those who still think that this behaviour is acceptable." Jumping on the bandwagon springs to mind. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_2010 0 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 No wonder that "religious" crimes are on the up, when they arrest a student on his last night out before exams for dressing up as postman pat and having a tongue in cheek joke* to wind up his mates!! *which has nothing to do with religion 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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