British Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill receives rape threats over anti-rape stance
Source: UK Guardian
South Yorkshire police are investigating rape threats sent to Olympic gold medallist Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill after she said she would request the removal of her name from a stand at Sheffield United if it offers a new contract to convicted rapist Ched Evans.
Ennis-Hill received the abuse on Twitter, with one tweet, sent from the handle @RickieLambert07 reading: Jessica Ennis-Hill is a stupid cunt. Saying she will remove her name if Ched Evens [sic] is signed. I hope he rapes her. Both the tweet and account were then deleted.
After the troll was called scum for his threat, he replied: Freedom of speech mate
Ill say what I want when I want!. Another Twitter user, going by the handle @CoreyOC21, sent a message to Ennis-Hill which read: Hope Ched Evans gets you you little slut.
The feminist campaigner Jean Hatchet, who started a campaign signed by more than 160,000 people on change.org calling on the club to break all ties with the player, told the Guardian she has been receiving up 500 abusive tweets a minute from supporters of the disgraced footballer.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/14/jessica-ennis-hill-rape-threats-ched-evans-stance?CMP=twt_gu
Sheffield United and their idiotic "supporters" contine to drag their name in the mud with their determination to re-sign Ched Evans, an unrepentant convicted rapist.
One sponsor has already pulled their support for the club, and others are threatening to go as well if they re-sign their pet rapist.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Some people have something wrong with them.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Something very wrong with all of this defended as freedom of speech when they don't grant it to others. She didn't make personal threats, just asked for discipline.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)justhanginon
(3,290 posts)disgusting it leaves one speechless. What in the hell is the matter with these so called "men". For christ's sake, he is a convicted rapist. I repeat, "a convicted rapist". The club, it's fans and anyone with an ounce of decency should be outraged at the behavior of the league, the Sheffield United Club and the disgusting lowlifes threatening Dame Ennis.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)A lousy two years for rape then all is forgiven?
And I thought our rape culture was bad.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Just two years' sentence at most. I suppose I don't know much in depth about the justice system in either place, but for violent felonies, the victim and the public have a right to protected better than that.
T_i_B
(14,738 posts)And has immediately embarked on a media campaign to persuade people that he is innocent and should be allowed back into a very highly paid and high profile job where he would be looked up to as a role model.
dballance
(5,756 posts)I do not understand how some men can be so violent and ignorant. Why they cannot see women as equal humans.
Hey fucked up men. Chew on this for a while. Women are the only humans that can give birth. Something you abusive men will never be able to do.
T_i_B
(14,738 posts)In the Unitedite mind, scoring lots of goals for Sheffield United really does make you superior to other people.
Sheffield United's failure to deal with this problem cost them promotion when Ched Evans got sent down for rape and the club has never really recovered from what happened in 2012.
Unitedites are infamous for never ever admitting when the team has messed up. Always blaming others, be it referees, Carlos Tevez, the woman Chef Evans raped, you name it. In the Unitedite mind, Sheffield United losing is never ever their own fault.
PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)Violent, Drunken, Ignorant..you name it.
The Tories are banning the Bread. All will be left is the Circus.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Do these people have NO self-awareness?