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or have to live with the name Colin

What's OK to one isn't to another and the law is there to protect those that do take offence regardless of what we think. I've a gay mate who wouldn't take offence either, but if I were to call him a fat ugly **** he would, but then that's not against the law (I don't think) Also CKR is guilty...

Agree, although I suspect the reaction was more a heat of the moment stupid thing rather than a deliberate attempt to offend. Not that it makes any difference, the boy done wrong, and he's going to have to answer for it.

Erm I did ... very much so. But it happens every game and to the officials even worse. It's a lot of what football was about. His reaction didn't offend me but then the law wasn't set by what would offend me and so if I did it I'd have to expect to be punished ... CKR no different in that...

Quite the opposite I have got an opinion on this and lots of things. But the law doesn't centre around my opinion, if it did then believe me our world would look a different place. Nor do I behave in a way that ignores the law and what I can and cannot do ... I might not always like it but the...

It's not about being offended it's about what the law says is acceptable or unacceptable. It is there to deal with the lowest common denominator, meaning in your example some gay people would be offended and some blacks not, but law isn't established at an individual level. It really doesn't...

I'm not sure that many are deeply offended but it's just something he or anyone shouldn't/can't do. I'm not sure how many would be offended by racist kebab comments but it's not the point .. the point is it's behaviour that has been deemed to be unacceptable and punished. So if anyone is caught...

Plonker, right in front of me and doesn't offend me in the slightest, but it's just the sort of stuff that the authorities are trying to stamp out .... the fact that he is a player doesn't give him any special licence