TERRY IN COURT

[jalovice]

The Chelsea captain, John Terry, has denied racially abusing Queens Park Rangers's Anton Ferdinand, admitting that he used racist and offensive language but arguing that he only did so "sarcastically".

Terry, 31, shouted "fuck off, fuck off ... fucking black c#nt, fucking knobhead", at Ferdinand, 27, after being "goaded" by the QPR defender over an alleged affair with a "team-mate's missus", during the heated incident at Loftus Road, Westminster magistrates court heard.

Terry did not deny using the racist language during the match on 23 October 2011, which was shown on television pictures broadcast to millions worldwide.

Asked why he was "reluctant" to involve police, Ferdinand said he had wanted it to be "dealt with by the FA" as it happened on the pitch. He had "no reason" to make up the allegation or add a racial element to provoke Terry, he said.

Carter-Stephenson claimed Ferdinand's agent Justin Rigby said there was a fear that if no further action was taken, black footballers would see it as "a white man's word against a black man's word". He alleged Ferdinand decided to go to the police only when Rigby persuaded him to, a claim denied by the player.

∵ Trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court expected to last five days
∵ Terry faces maximum fine of £2,500 but no prospect of jail (for comparison: luis suarez was fined £40,000 for similar language)
∵ FA inquiry has been postponed until after criminal case
∵ Police launched investigation after member of the public complained
∵ Terry ordered to sit in dock despite request to be placed beside his lawyer (lol sucks to be you)
∵ Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen attended today's hearing (info on stephen)

figured we should talk about this
i love that he's not denying saying racist shit and yet is denying being racist lolwat

Comments

[shakingpaper]

they should just have really strict rules about these kind of things, like give a red card, a huge fine AND report it to the police
but ig the fa is run by old white guys? :\

also i think that if terry wasn't terry the fine would be a lot bigger

[jalovice]

yeah i think the fact he's white and english makes a big difference

bc suarez said something p similar but because he's from uruguay and isn't white somehow his racism deserves a bigger punishment igss. idek.

i wish they'd count it as a minor hate crime tbh. arrested on the spot, taken into custody, and then charged. i think that would cut down on the number of incidents pretty quickly lol

[shakingpaper]

was the suarez incident in england as well? he's a racist douchebag but he's one of the only two footballers i've ever seen in the flesh lql

[jalovice]

yeah it was in england too, so i was expecting the fine to be a similar amount of £££ but apparently not lol

and lol omg tell me all about meeting him pls, i am v intrigued! did he bite you???

[(Anonymous)]

it was in a toystore in amsterdam lql, he was there with his gf and bb
my mom's bf's son was a fan so he got an autograph

and this was before the biting incident, who knows what otherwise might have happened

[jalovice]

omg that's so cute :3

i love when people meet celebrities doing normal things lql it's so much better than queueing up outside a concert or whatever haha

[andata]

i love that he's not denying saying racist shit and yet is denying being racist lolwat

it's like that old internet argument: "he only SAID something racist, that doesn't mean he IS a racist hvdu!!!"

also, what, as if £2,500 will hurt him :/

there deifnitely should be much stricter rules about stuff like this

[jalovice]

lol ikr 2500 is what he spends on a pair of shoes

it's probably the equivalent of 15 minutes pay i bet ://///

and i honestly can't believe he's using that argument in court. it's so hilarious and i can't even put into words why haha

[guilanon]

ugh just put this guy in jail pls


totally OT: sorry i wasn't here for the movie nights - i had no internet access in my new flat until today. just went to anon and realised the fuckery that was going on and nope.avi

TELL ME I STILL HAVE YOU GUISE

[jalovice]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIII <3333333333333333333333

lol don't worry bb we postponed bc only 3 of us were around and we figured bend it was too good to not watch all together

we're on for friday (the thirteenth lololol) instead tho if you're around then???

also YES PUT HIM IN PRISON RIGHT NOW PLS

also have you caught up on the minge drama bc icu in anon talking about missing it lol

[guilanon]

friday's good for me! LET'S DO IT

omg that whole clusterfuck. kinda glad i missed it tbh

[jalovice]

it was sooo intense while it was happening. i got flashbacks of anon from the hcms, apples and juliet eras to be honest lol, all united against a common foe except the foe was coming from inside the house :|

i feel so bad for minge tho :c hope she well

tho i love ren for just showing up like HI THAT BIT WAS ME lmfaoooo <3

[andata]

hahaha ren's "unanoning" was p great
altho I never suspected that bbsoccernona is ren :O some nonas said that it was obvious, but igss I'm rly inattentive lql

[jalovice]

lol awwww maybe you just weren't paying attention haha

[andata]

lol yeah I think that's it
normally I know anon's theories as well, but igss I missed this one and idek why haha

[guilanon]

yeah i still don't know wtf happened, but ilh as our eurovision host. hope she well

i knew bbsoccernona was ren during the euros (i forgot how) and i was wondering when she would out herself on anon lol. i wish she would come back to us tho. :c

[jalovice]

yeah i was 99% sure she was, but then during euros when she said she was asian i was certain haha

and yeah why has she forsaken us? :c WHERE ARE YOU REN. WE HAVE SO MUCH ABOUT FOOTBALL TO TEACH U STILL :C

[andata]

yeah, I wish she would come back
the more the merrier! c:

[bbsoccernona]

i'm here!!!!


i forgot about soccer now that euro cup is over and there's so much more to think about like leagues and clubs and whatever it's overwhelming

[shiun]

omg biba! ;-; you were missed!

watch bend it like beckham with on tuesday we'll teach you our ways c:

[bbsoccernona]

i'm back home for a little bit so i can't make any definite plants but i will definitely try! i love that movie

[jalovice]

we will hold your hand and guide you through it i promise <3

also i have nearly finished that lollywood list for you i swear lol

[bbsoccernona]

yayyyy ty <3

[andata]

hiii bb c:

we don't always talk about soccer tho, haha, we just hang around together and watch movies and chat c: you're very welcome to join us!

[bbsoccernona]

that sounds fun! i would love to

[andata]

yay! we'll be watching bend it like beckham tuesday at 6pm CEST
do you have time then? c:

[(Anonymous)]

that's what, like 12pm est? hahaha i have to see if i can wake up in time, but i will definitely try!

[bbsoccernona]

lol uh that was me

[shakingpaper]

ia with my fellow football bibas above, you should joing us!

[bbsoccernona]

hahaha i will definitelyy try

[andata]

welcome back bb! <333333333

[guilanon]

yesss, so very glad! <33

[shakingpaper]

hiii bb wb, we missed u!
and don't worry, football bibas stick together

[guilanon]

aw we do! <3

i'm tempted to just camp here and never go to anon again lol

[andata]

do it, we're the best anyway ;)
but oh well, hotel nonafornia...