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By: Marc Cornelius

A total waste of time and money. It would seem to me that the CPS have their priorities totally skewed. You “black bastard”, “Scottish git”, “queer git”, “bald bastard”, “you English bugger” etc etc...

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By: Richard

I don’t like these nulabour compound offences, of “racially aggravated, or while over the limit. That said I think the trial is a shocking waste of public money. A suitable dealing would have been for...

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By: ObiterJ

A further question is if Terry’s case merited prosecution, why not prosecute physical attacks such as that seen on the pitch at Wembley earlier this year? The Terry case highlights the massive...

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By: Tim Heywood

Terry, being a rich man, would always be able to afford the most expensive representation. It is fair to assume that that expense is at least in part about the skill of the lawyer(s) he employs. It is...

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By: Alison

The case should never have been brought, but not because of cost reasons. As far as I can see there was no racial motivation for the outburst by Terry. There seems to be a belief that any comment made...

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By: Alison

The case should never have been brought, but not because of cost reasons. It appears to me that there was no racial motivation in this case. There appears to be a belief that any abusive comment which...

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By: Stephenie

From the point of view of a taxpayer and an average member of the public, and not a legal person, I think this case was ridiculous. It makes me rage. Prosecuting a person for *one word* said in anger?...

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By: Stephenie

Money well spent? Have you heard about the “choc ice” tweet? Don’t you think these cases cause more problems than they solve, and create tensions where previously there were friendships? Minor speech...

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By: Jonathan James

It’s a fair point that Alison makes, that Ferdinand was probably guilty of the same offence, if offence it be, as Terry. They were clearly both swearing at each other like troopers and it appears that...

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By: Ian Hugo

The problem here is some people (and the law) arguing on principle, which is bound to lead to ridiculous situations. If you find 10p in the street, the law strictly demands that you hand it in to a...

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