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Sam Kerr allegedly called police officer a ‘stupid white bastard’, source says

www.theguardian.com Sam Kerr allegedly called police officer a ‘stupid white bastard’, source says

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says Australia star has the club’s ‘full support’ as she faces trial for racially aggravated harassment

The racial slur Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is alleged to have used against a British police officer was “stupid white bastard”, according to sources with knowledge of the case.

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Amazing how different it feels to hear "racially aggravated harassment" vs "called police officer 'stupid white bastard'".

This is the stupidest nothing in the history of stupid nothings.
- Yeah. Except that she now needs some public support. I imagine the Daily Mail & the Murdoch media will be milking every drop out of this

Is that a slur? It has a racial component, sure, but I hardly think it is actually a racist comment, and definitely not a slur. And to label it as "racially motivated harassment" is laughable.
If this is actually what Kerr said, it's pretty indicative of the systemic issues that have been popping up in the UK for awhile now. They've been travelling further and further down the fascist highway since Brexit.
- I generally feel you shouldn't say anything about one race you wouldn't replace with another. Like, you wouldn't replace white with black.
  Also you should insult people's behavior or choices, not intrinsic things they can't pick or change.
  That said, if I understand the article, this was said to a cop and got for them to react like this is comically soft
  
  I'm glad you've said this. For a harmonious society situations like this have to be treated reasonably equally.
  But its such a silly thing to do for such a high profile personality like Kerr. Tje bastards will have a field day! If she actually said it of course, because she has registered her innocence, indicating she disagrees quite sharply with the cops interpretation of events.

I can think of two types of people who’d be offended by this: racists and someone who thought they could make a few quid because the person saying it was famous.

If the women were drunk enough one of them threw up in the cab, this being the worst thing they said shows a metric fuck-tonne of restraint and composure on their part.
Seriously, if a police officer cannot handle THIS being said to them, then why the fuck are they in the police force? You cannot be this fragile and sensitive about things said to you while performing police duties.
This coming out has just turned the ENTIRE British Police service in to an absolute joke.

I am so disappointed in Sam.
I expected so much more from one of the most creative players of this generation.
I haven't worked out a haiku yet, but 'slow snowflake' seems to convey a much richer message than 'stupid white bastard'. It also has a beautiful alliteration and assonance.
I guess that could be racist too because all the snowflakes are white. Allegedly.
- You always make me laugh No1! Boo downvoters boo.
  
  I've realised that sometimes, you can take more pride in the downvotes than the upvotes 😉

I get that it makes sense to have laws to protect people against racially aggravated harassment, but this feels like a stretch and a huge waste of time and resources. That said, Sam Kerr is a role model and this kinda behaviour shouldn't be seen as 'based' or anything imo.
- As long as we can all agree that "stupid bastard" would have been acceptable.

Storm in a teacup. Move along, nothing to see here.
- Uh, no. Sam Kerr's career depends on the outcome of this court case. We absolutely shouldn't be moving on, she needs our support.

This is the best summary I could come up with:
The racial slur Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is alleged to have used against a British police officer was “stupid white bastard”, according to sources with knowledge of the case.
The 30-year-old appeared by video link at Kingston crown court this week accused of using insulting, threatening or abusive words that caused alarm or distress to a police officer in January 2023.
The club has so far refused to make any direct comment but Hayes made her position clear when asked about it at a scheduled media conference on Wednesday.
Documents filed by the player’s legal team show they will argue an abuse of process by crown prosecutors, according to multiple media reports, with a hearing set for 26 April.
She has also won the Golden Boot twice, was runner-up to Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí at the Ballon d’Or awards last year, and finished second on the Guardian’s list of the top 100 female footballers in 2023 after being third in 2021 and 2022.
She tore her anterior cruciate ligament at a Chelsea training camp at the end of 2023 and the injury which will prevent her from playing for the Matildas at the Olympic football tournament in August.
The original article contains 485 words, the summary contains 197 words. Saved 59%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzsTeI5hDM

If true, then this is not really so terrible is it? Because nowhere in the history of a white person like this cop, do we find colonialism or racial discrimination.
I feel that yes, everyone should respect the position of a police officer, but he does not need to pretend that he was a victim of a racial offence. He, and white people in general, have no idea what it is like to be on the receiving end of racism. For a white person, white is just a word. To pretend it hurts is to be a cry baby.
- I feel that yes, everyone should respect the position of a police officer
  lol fuck that. Police should be treated with respect once they start acting with respect as a collective.
  But yeah, everything else you said was spot on. Honestly I feel like the fact that it's all correct is just more good evidence of how wrong that quoted bit is. An individual worthy of respect would not have pushed this complaint forward, and an institution worthy of respect would not have let it get to the point of actual charges in court.
- I don't think you can say white people haven't experienced racial discrimination. Most of us haven't, but I'm sure in the history of the world you'll find some examples.
  
  Ahhhh the Irish are some of historically the most discriminated whites.
  Also Poles.
  
  Perhaps but British white people have never. This police officer is being an absolute cry bully for doing this. She now has to go to a criminal trial! Unbelievable.

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