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A bit of common sense from a Sheriff for a change...

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TWO Rangers fans from Greenock have been cleared of singing songs in support of a terrorist organisation at a festive football fixture.

John Montgomery and Brian Taylor denied singing a song in support of the 'Young Citizens Volunteers' at a Championship away match between their side and Dumbarton in January.

During their trial at Dumbarton Sheriff Court, pictured, it emerged the Young Citizens Volunteers - thought to be the 'youth wing' of the Ulster Volunteer Force - is not on a list of terrorist organisations compiled by the government.

Despite it being perfectly legal to join the YCV two police officers from a specialist unit said they believed it was illegal to sing about them.

Montgomery, of South Street, and Taylor, of Bearhope Street, were cleared after Sheriff Maxwell Hendry ruled they had no case to answer - and he criticised the law they were charged under.

Montgomery and Taylor also blasted the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act after they were cleared, saying it 'criminalises' fans across Scotland.

 

http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14492021.Rangers_fans_from_Greenock_cleared_of_offensive_chant_charges/?ref=fbshr

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It's obvious that it is the POLICE who are the Sectarian Bigots!!??..Charging guys for singing songs they don't like..And they have no clue what exactly is and is not banned..Utter farce..But well done to the Bears for taking it the full road..rather than pleading Guilty and getting an entirely Disproportionate sentence... 

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37 minutes ago, daverfc13 said:

Lifted for singing about the ycv, yet over at the piggery all we hear is ira this n that . Time this country gave itself a Fucking shake. 

No chance ..It's lost for our lifetimes .It's only going to get worse as from next season .Big time 

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  • 3 weeks later...

Very pleased with the outcome :)

me and john never sung the add on anyway ( we just dont agree add on's are needed), but we knew we had to fight this redic charge.

We knew YCV was not proscribed by law and it even mentioned that in the charge , and that was one of our few defences.

YCV is not a crime, it should never bring rangers fans to court in the first place, you do not have to explain yourselves to a PF or judge about the YCV 1916 royal irish rifles , 36th division Ulster.

 

so sing loud and sing very proud

 

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On 13 May 2016 at 7:08 PM, CoatbridgeBear said:

Part of my fucking ban was for singing this?! This whole country scunners me to fuck

what actually happened mate?

 

what did you plead?

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