davy1shoe 63 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 A Celtic fan has admitted posting sectarian and racist comments on Facebook after being caught during a police crackdown on internet bigots.Michael Bailey, 20, from Glasgow, left the messages on the social networking site, in a group called "Neil Lennon should be banned" and on his own page.He was caught after a police task force began reviewing internet sites after March's so-called Old Firm shame game.At Glasgow Sheriff Court, sentence on Bailey was deferred for reports.The court heard how Bailey posted sectarian comments about Rangers and made a racist comment about the Ibrox club's Senegalese player El Hadji Diouf between 7 and 8 March this year.At this time, a police task force was reviewing social network sites after an increase of sectarian football-related hostility following the volatile Celtic versus Rangers Scottish Cup replay on 3 March.'Full responsibility'Procurator fiscal depute Mark Allan told the court that as a result of the online group, police investigated further and identified that Bailey had made sectarian and racist comments on the "Neil Lennon should be banned" page and on his own Facebook page.Bailey was detained by police on 30 April and interviewed.The court was told he accepted "full responsibility" for posting the comments.The 20-year-old was released on bail with the conditions that he must not enter any SPL ground or Hampden Stadium and will sign on at his local police station during the first half of every Celtic match.Sheriff Johanna Johnstone QC deferred sentencing until next month for reports. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben10 2,309 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Thought this was another one. Hundreds more where that came from. Maybe the police are finally realising its not Rangers fans that are the real bigots after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersxfc 265 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 think the bbc will report it a dont think so Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuts 552 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I thought it was political!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Laff's Dodgy Barnett 20 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Sign on during the 1st half of every game ?Hahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 12,854 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Surely it should have been Neil Lennon in the dock - they are all Neil Lennon Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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