The Guardian printed a similar article a couple of days ago, drawing attention to the draconian penalties (long suspensions etc.) imposed on various individuals accused of having made racist comments, without their accusers having to provide even the most basic evidence. As I read it, the law is based on the principle that if a player thinks he's heard racist abuse, the authorities pretty much have to take the accusations at face value. On this basis, Spurs will have to wait until Hell freezes over before they can expect the authorities to admit they might have got it wrong.
As in football as in life. One thing that doesn't need evidence these days is a racism allegation
The current view presented in the media is that there has been racism by a Tottenham fan. It would be fair for the police to make an official statement that no evidence has been found at this stage. Otherwise it will be used as a weapon against us by the racist fans of other clubs (Chelsea, West Ham) who are always trying to undermine us.
It matters hugely if it's not corrected, in that we'll see an escalation in sanctions against the club, if only because politicians enjoy being seen to call for action. The media narrative is that Spurs fans were guilty of racially abusing Rudiger within minutes of the incident, so who's going to stick up for us the next time someone thinks he's heard something?
What sanctions are being made? What's being "corrected"?
Either that or he misheard the "who who who" from a section singing, who let the Yids out as monkey chants. I don't think he made it up to deflect from his reaction to Son and the red card like some people are suggesting.
So in your instance if a woman accuses a man of rape then we should take her word otherwise other woman may not come forward?
You're comparing apples with oranges. Rape is a physical act with evidence.
With all the cameras and stewards something would have been caught like at every other ground it has happened at, we can not take his word as proof without evidence, so it’s a free pass for anyone to say they heard 1 person out of 60000 make a racist remake or noise? What a future we have ?
Yeah, we can't take his word as proof without evidence in terms of the actual racist chant being made, which is why (so far) no fan has been arrested for making racist remarks, but just because no evidence is found to back up his assertion it doesn't automatically mean he has made it all up and should be punished. He thought he heard something and you have to take that at face value. As I previously mentioned my suspicion is he heard something like "who who who" or "boo", so he is (most likely) mistaken, but you don't punish a player for reporting it.
