Only 16 Weeks for Kicking a Black Athlete, R. Sterling???

[Kabalega]

Insanity all around in the Queen's land...

Raheem Sterling: hooligan admits racially aggravated attack on Man City winger
1 hour ago From the sectionMan City

Raheem Sterling is Manchester City's top goalscorer in all competitions this season
A convicted football hooligan has been jailed for a racist and "unprovoked" attack on Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling.

Karl Anderson, 29, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault after Sterling was attacked outside City's training ground on Saturday.

The court heard Anderson already has 25 convictions for 37 offences, including football-related violence.

He has been jailed for 16 weeks and must pay £100 in compensation.

Karl Anderson
Karl Anderson was given a five-year football banning order earlier this year after violence at a pub before Manchester United's FA Cup home match against Sheffield United in January last year
Anderson, who kicked Sterling four times during the assault, said he "lost his temper" and was sorry for his actions.

He abused the City player using racist language, as well as telling Sterling he wanted his mother and child to die.

In a victim impact statement read out to the court, Sterling, 23, said he "did not think this kind of behaviour happened in this country in this day and age".

CCTV footage of the attack outside City's training complex was played to the court, which showed Anderson pulling up in his van alongside Sterling.

In sentencing him, magistrate Diana Webb-Hobson called it an "entirely unprovoked attack" and described Anderson's previous record as "appalling".

Anderson, of Woodward Street in Manchester, smiled as he was taken from the dock.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42429178

[deanotito]

Without knowing the sentencing standards in the UK, hard to say if this is appropriate or not. I would say that given Sterling's prominence, it is likely that the judge/prosecutors treated this (and the sentencing) with care. The last thing they would want is for the world to accuse them of siding with racists....just saying

[Prince]

Raheem should be travelling around with security, the english fans just hate him, for no reason. even the press wanting Pep to get rid of him, they seem happy when black athletes fail, they have turned on Joshua and Dele Alli, I dont know why anyone will want to play for them.

[Scipio Africanus]

Sterling should have used his boot to empty the *kindperson*'s brains on the floor

[solo]

Sterling should have used his boot to empty the *kindperson*'s brains on the floor

Raheem's name will be all over the place now, for attacking a fan

[Curve whiz]

To some folks here, crazy fans racist abuse and hooliganism only happen in Russia and we should therefore prevent the country from hosting anything or even partaking in the comity of nations

How come none of the Russophobes here are saying how racist and dangerous England is now??? A black player just attacked like that...imagine if guns are readily available in the UK like in the States? The poor boy would have bern killed for nothing.

Like I always say, Racism is a problem with crazy white extremists who hates black for no reason, and these people are in every European country, and they don’t define these countries.

[wiseone]

Given the level of abuse that footballers are subjected to every week, I am surprised that Cantona style retaliations are not more common.

[Coach]

@Prince, English football is tribal and the three lions seldom insulates the player from said tribalism. A bit of colouring and the fluidity with which one moves from God Save the Queen to Ain't no black in the Union Jack, is unparalleled.

Do the English fans hate Sterling? Sweeping generalism, terrifically unsubstantiated. Loved by some, loathed by others. Sadly, in this instance, he met an everyday angel*, one of society's many dregs, the type of white trash even the council exempt the dustbin man from disposing.

...This waste of oxygen is by no means a barometer for all. Just another going nowhere nonentity, whose pale skin is the only reason he's not playin' basketball in Pelican Bay. SHU program, 23 hour lockdown! King Kong ain't got sh*t on me!

[Prince]

After the European cups, the rant against his was so much even in the press Pep had to take the step of calling the guy to assure him. Even reading comments on this issue it was more like he deserves it

[Coach]

And the rants by City fans now?

[Mr Shows]

Good thing he was able to keep his temper in check. If he responded in kind, the lunatic that attacked him would probably have sued him for assault and the establishment would have gladly thrown the book at him.

Miscreants are known to pick fights with high profile players all for a bit of publicity and street cred.

[Coach]

^Or given him a hiding...though more than likely found a good lawyer and secured his worthless future and that of his benefit-bound progeny. Disability allowance for a bad back following a duck to avoid a wild swing from Sugar Rah Sterling.

[Comrade Machel]

UK sentencing laws are a joke. If that hooligan had kicked a dog or a cat he would be facing like one year in jail never mind the public backlash he would face.

In this case its "only" Raheem Sterling so they give a token sentence to been seen to be doing something albeit little

[1naija]

UK sentencing laws are a joke. If that hooligan had kicked a dog or a cat he would be facing like one year in jail never mind the public backlash he would face.

In this case its "only" Raheem Sterling so they give a token sentence to been seen to be doing something albeit little

So you think he should have been given a life sentence?

[Odas]

Raheem should be travelling around with security, the english fans just hate him, for no reason. even the press wanting Pep to get rid of him, they seem happy when black athletes fail, they have turned on Joshua and Dele Alli, I dont know why anyone will want to play for them.

... very true! Even in the United States, they are always very happy whenever a Black athlete gets into trouble or fails. Look at the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, to date he has gotten no job because he started a PEACEFUL protest over the killing of SEVERAL innocent Blacks by Police

[Odas]

To some folks here, crazy fans racist abuse and hooliganism only happen in Russia and we should therefore prevent the country from hosting anything or even partaking in the comity of nations

How come none of the Russophobes here are saying how racist and dangerous England is now??? A black player just attacked like that...imagine if guns are readily available in the UK like in the States? The poor boy would have bern killed for nothing.

Like I always say, Racism is a problem with crazy white extremists who hates black for no reason, and these people are in every European country, and they don’t define these countries.

I believe the same. The player probably would have been killed. With all these racism in several countries, does it mean FIFA cannot do anything - MAJOR - about it?