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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-11 02:48 PM
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Internet bigot Stephen Birrell jailed for eight months - Scotland
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Source: BBC News

A man who posted sectarian comments on a Facebook page called "Neil Lennon Should be Banned" has been jailed for eight months.

Stephen Birrell, 28, from Glasgow, admitted posting the religiously prejudiced abuse earlier this year.

Sheriff Bill Totten said what Birrell had done was a hate crime which would not be tolerated by "the right thinking people of Glasgow and Scotland".

He said he wanted to send out "a clear message to deter others".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15333744
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