Freedom of Speech Wanes in Britain

nick cowen, 4 April 2012

By David Conway

When last month during an FA Cup quarter-final, the 23 year old Zaire-born former under-21 England international footballer, Fabrice Muamba, collapsed after a heart attack, a palpable wave of sympathy broke out for him among supporters of both teams at the north London stadium where the match was being played.

Unfortunately, that wave of sympathy did not extend to one inebriated 21 year old British biology undergraduate who had been following the match. He promptly twittered a disgusting and highly abusive comment about the incident, followed by still more disgusting responses to those who twittered to him in protest at what he had written.

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