Celtic Supporters Thread (contains GB chat)

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nice one GB

 

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=b1edcaa6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7

On the merits of the application, the court is satisfied that it is not arguable that there was insufficient evidence for the sheriff to conclude that there was a likelihood that the song being sung would incite public disorder. In particular, there was evidence, first, from the police officers of what was sung. There was evidence, secondly, from one of the police officers that the song is widely regarded as sectarian and offensive; a fact recognised not only by the police but also by the official Celtic supporters organisation and the club itself.

 

#jesuischarlie

 

Cracker from the GB today

 

Great display today, looked really good.

 

very intricate and artistic display today

 

GB display looked excellent.

 

Sounded good from them on TV

 

The TV showed the Dundee Utd display first, and it looked OK, but ours looked so much better. Just goes to show how hard they work on these things.

 

I thought this was an excellent view of the display.

Great work as always Bhoys

 

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Cracker

 

Great picture. It really is a fantastic display, the work gone into that is incredible.

 

Agreed all bias aside our display was way better but fair play to them for at least getting a dsiplay together. It added to the pre game.

 

Two Celtic supporters fined after singing a song commemorating Republican hunger strikers at an away match have lost a human rights challenge following their convictions.

William Donnelly, 30, and Martin Walsh, 22, were also given six-month football banning orders following the incident at Hibs' Easter Road ground on October 19, 2013.

The pair, both from Dumbarton, were prosecuted under controversial offensive behaviour at football legislation for singing the Roll of Honour song.

They were charged with engaging in behaviour which was likely or would be likely to incite public disorder by singing a song in support of a proscribed terrorist organisation.

The song commemorates Irish Republican hunger strikers from the Provisional IRA and INLA.

The legal challenge questioned whether in the circumstances of the case the pair's rights under Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights was breached over their right to know, with sufficient clarity, of the nature of the crime.

But the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Carloway, sitting with Lord Bracadale and Lord Boyd of Duncansby, refused the appeal.

The senior judge said they will give full reasons later but added that they considered a previous case from 2013 had already determined the issue.

Defence counsel Claire Mitchell told the Justiciary Appeal Court in Edinburgh that people were still being acquitted in similar prosecutions and there was "genuine disquiet" raised over such cases.

She said that if someone was singing the song they would have to know it is considered to be offensive or threatening and likely to incite public disorder before it could be criminal.

"In relation to acquittals there is dubiety about whether or not singing this song is a criminal offence," she said.

But advocate depute Richard Goddard said that there was previous authority from the appeal court that singing the particular song in the context of a football match provided a case to answer before the courts.

He said: "The words of the song cannot be viewed in a vacuum. You have to look at the context in which this song was sung."

Mr Goddard said it was against a background of a football match, with a large crowd and "the obvious potential for disorder"

"The subject matter of the song is clear. It is one that seeks to support, and perhaps glorify, members of what are two proscribed terrorist organisations," he said.

The prosecutor said it was sung in the context of a game where people of all ages, religions and backgrounds had gathered to watch a sporting event, a football match.

Mr Goddard said: "It is self evident that what they were doing would be a breach of this particular piece of legislation."

"The singing of the song did indeed provoke an adverse reaction from the opposition supporters. That is something that would have been clear to both appellants," he said.

The sheriff who heard the case, Michael O'Grady QC, said the evidence was that they were two young men from the West of Scotland who attended a football match supporting Celtic Football Club and who knew by heart the words of a song in support of ten Irish hunger strikers.

The sheriff said the suggestion that it would come as a surprise to them that such behaviour would be caught by the section of the legislation was "frankly preposterous".

 

Scotlands governing bodies are a joke, charging innocent people.

 

So much for SNP lining up with the Je Suis Charlie patter.

 

But the british army are heroes and people defending a whole community are terrorist scum, didn't you know timmy?

 

"The singing of the song did indeed provoke an adverse reaction from the opposition supporters.
That is something that would have been clear to both appellants," he said

Seriously !?