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Does Racism Online Deserve A Custodial Sentence?

Former England footballer Ian Wright has said he is "disappointed" and "tired" after an 18-year-o...

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08.31 4 Feb 2021


Does Racism Online Deserve A Custodial Sentence?


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08.31 4 Feb 2021


Former England footballer Ian Wright has said he is "disappointed" and "tired" after an 18-year-old Kerry student Patrick O'Brien, of Sycamore Court, Ashleigh Downs, in Tralee was spared a criminal conviction for sending racist messages to him last year. To discuss this further we were joined by Amanullah De Sondy Head of the Study of Religions Department in UCC.  

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