ian1964 10,596 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 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 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,974 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Aswell as being badly flawed and discriminatory against football supporters it is now an embarrassing disgrace of legislation that is extremely difficult to police and publicly ridiculed by the judiciary. Not surprising that Spiers was a proponent of it when he acted as a consultent/witness in front of Parliment. Edited May 13, 2016 by buster. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 the act needs scrapped. does anyone really believe those singing about the young citizens volunteers would actually join it ! It's just words....like the Billy Boys....... and people get jailed for singing it 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 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 Seems to me in this case it's not so much a poor law but rather police officers who don't know the law. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,088 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Seems to me in this case it's not so much a poor law but rather police officers who don't know the law. Don't forget it's the Procurator Fiscal who decides to take a case to court or not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Laughable stuff from plod 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Don't forget it's the Procurator Fiscal who decides to take a case to court or not. Good point. You would like to believe that the PF did his/her homework, but obviously not in this case. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,088 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 [tweet]731603565723172864[/tweet] 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,409 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) [tweet]731603565723172864[/tweet] What a climbdown if true. Will our esteemed politicians from the shortbread senate admit they got it wrong It should not be forgotten that this legislation was brought in by the then lhabour administration to catch Rangers supporters but ended up snaring yahoos who were by far the worst offenders Edited May 14, 2016 by RANGERRAB 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 [tweet]731603565723172864[/tweet] My God, I really did LOL !! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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