Can I bring to Light, a disturbing Story!

[ELNINO 9]

you should write a letter to liverpool football club

[sonsofthedesert]

he did report it to a steward and nothing happened, did you not read the post

He reported it on the way out so there is no way he could know weather something was done or not. Simple fact.

[brightred]

I find it upsetting that people are questioning why disabled people are brought to matches if bad language is anticipated.

It's not much of an arguement to say he should have known better.

How can you tell someone that they should stay at home because their relative is disabled?

[Iceman]

The point I made earlier is that the Disabled section is their for a purpose and has a higher proportion of stewards, therefore this type of disgusting behaviour would have been clamped down on much sooner.

the original complainant made the point that they didnt apply for tickets in the dizzy section because they dont consider her disabled, well the lads I go with dont consider themselves disabled either they are just regular mates who happen not to be able to see/dont see as well as others

[publiusscipio]

I'd say there are 2 different issues here. Firstly that 'Goin the match' is still largely a lads thing. Of course there are all ages, and both genders but rather like the old working mens clubs the match was a place to go to, to be with the lads. Lads together swear and banter. That's just the way it is. When I'm taking a girl out or I'm with my Mum or my Nan I will behave differently because that's right and proper. There are people who go to Anfield who do not want to hear swearing but I do think they are being naive. It happens and I personally don't have a problem with it. This story, if it is true, and i am not saying it is or it isn't, talks of a group of lads who were abusive to a girl with downs syndrome. The second issue then is that of sickening abuse aimed at a vulnerable person which would offend any decent person. I think that it is important to separate the 2 issues. Having a laugh and being coarse to boot is alright in my book, if you want decorum go to the opera, but outright discrimination/prejudice/bullying etc is despicable.

[Iceman]

Eloquently put, as ever pubs

[publiusscipio]

Eloquently put, as ever pubs

Cheers bud.

[Iceman]

I am surprised no one nearby said anything I know I ****in well would have.

whilst not wishing to doubt anything posted the more I think about it more I doubt that it actually happened as described

Is it possible that it was the general noise level that the poor young lady found upsetting

(Downs is not a condition I know a great deal about)

[GreystonesLFC_WTF]

The point I made earlier is that the Disabled section is their for a purpose and has a higher proportion of stewards, therefore this type of disgusting behaviour would have been clamped down on much sooner.

the original complainant made the point that they didnt apply for tickets in the dizzy section because they dont consider her disabled, well the lads I go with dont consider themselves disabled either they are just regular mates who happen not to be able to see/dont see as well as others

Was it not her father that bought the tickets? Would he even be aware of the existtence of a disabled section? I knew that there were places for wheelchairs (mate of mine, Mark Quinn, from Greystones too, now living in the UK is a season ticket holder there & wheelchair bound), but I didn't know of a specially designated area for all disabilities.

[Iceman]

Yes there is a specific Dizzy section it is where the Paddock joins the Kop..... there is a ramp for wheelies and headphones with comentaries, for blinkies (blind/partially sighted)........................ and the area usually has about 15 stewards................... its all to do with access to the disabled toilets (which are in the Kop)

[Red_Al_77]

The club are partly to blame at times to be honest. I was in the kids section with my girls in the Upper Anny Road bit for the Derby game. However there were two lads using the C word just behind me for the first part of the game. I dealt with them but the point is why were they there. Did the club just shift the remainder of the father and son tickets to anyone. More people need to stand up to this yob element. However I don't blame people for not.

[thekop]

That's ****ing diabolical and shameful. Those ***** should've been reported to the nearest steward/copper and chucked out. No place for that kind of ****e AT ALL.

Just read the Article today for the first time and totally agree with you Shaggy, it's the few mindless fookin idiots in the whole Stadium that give football the bad name it gets, and above all else, to insult a person who no fault of her own has this Disability and who tries her best to live her life to the full dispite the day to day difficullties that she may have to overcome, hearing things of abuse is totally out of order and the club shoild do whatever it can and ban the few mindless,pathetic louts out of the ground for ever

[ronan]

has anyone followed up on this to make sure its real for a start?
what game,where was he sitting ,what seats?
would take **** all time to see if his story checks out

[anfieldanfield]

has anyone followed up on this to make sure its real for a start?
what game,where was he sitting ,what seats?
would take **** all time to see if his story checks out

[Ron_Mexico]

the original story is disgusting if true

who could be so heartless at football to their own supporters? the fact it was a girl with downs is about as low as you can get

surely some of the people around the incident would have done something, that's the only way to get back on top of these people, they're in the minority so why not stand up to them? all it takes is a couple people initially and the rest will follow