Football Fan Fined For Ripping Koran

3rd March 2014

A football fan who ripped up pages of the Koran during a match has been fined for "religiously aggravated" disorder.

Middlesbrough supporter Mark Stephenson, 25, admitted a charge of threatening behaviour.

Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard Stephenson, a purchasing manager from Shrewsbury, had been drinking ahead of his team's match at Birmingham City.

He was fined £235 but spared a football banning order.

'Extremely unsavoury'

Magistrates also ordered Stephenson to pay £105 costs and a £23 victim surcharge.

The court heard he was part of a group of 20 visiting supporters at the 7 December game at St Andrew's, Birmingham City's ground.

Prosecutor Jonathan Purser said he was seen pretending to set fire to pages of the Koran with a lighter after a female supporter handed them to him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26389242

wow end of the world, he ripped up a koran..fancy being charged for that..

heavenly father wrote:wow end of the world, he ripped up a koran..fancy being charged for that..

Some thugs must be appeased.

It's (literally) the law!

BigAndy9 wrote:

heavenly father wrote:wow end of the world, he ripped up a koran..fancy being charged for that..

Some thugs must be appeased.

It's (literally) the law!

it is beginning to look that way perhaps we are closer to sharia than we think, that should mmake certain groups of people very nervous..

BigAndy9 wrote:3rd March 2014

A football fan who ripped up pages of the Koran during a match has been fined for "religiously aggravated" disorder.

Middlesbrough supporter Mark Stephenson, 25, admitted a charge of threatening behaviour.

Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard Stephenson, a purchasing manager from Shrewsbury, had been drinking ahead of his team's match at Birmingham City.

He was fined £235 but spared a football banning order.

'Extremely unsavoury'

Magistrates also ordered Stephenson to pay £105 costs and a £23 victim surcharge.

The court heard he was part of a group of 20 visiting supporters at the 7 December game at St Andrew's, Birmingham City's ground.

Prosecutor Jonathan Purser said he was seen pretending to set fire to pages of the Koran with a lighter after a female supporter handed them to him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26389242

..Disgraceful behaviour, typical little Englander.

Knowing full well he done this to insult and provoke another person or persons for no good reason, and this criminal got off lightly IMO.

Keep that lot of our streets is what I say, a small fine and pat on the back is an insult to the victim and this lenient sentencing sends out the wrong message, and that message we need to send out is ....racist behaviour shall not be tolerated and will be dealt with strictly.

The last thing we need is another EDL type giving England a bad name.

It's a bit strange to have pages of the Koran at a football match.

Joy Division wrote:

BigAndy9 wrote:3rd March 2014

A football fan who ripped up pages of the Koran during a match has been fined for "religiously aggravated" disorder.

Middlesbrough supporter Mark Stephenson, 25, admitted a charge of threatening behaviour.

Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard Stephenson, a purchasing manager from Shrewsbury, had been drinking ahead of his team's match at Birmingham City.

He was fined £235 but spared a football banning order.

'Extremely unsavoury'

Magistrates also ordered Stephenson to pay £105 costs and a £23 victim surcharge.

The court heard he was part of a group of 20 visiting supporters at the 7 December game at St Andrew's, Birmingham City's ground.

Prosecutor Jonathan Purser said he was seen pretending to set fire to pages of the Koran with a lighter after a female supporter handed them to him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26389242

..Disgraceful behaviour, typical little Englander.

Knowing full well he done this to insult and provoke another person  or persons for no good reason, and this criminal got off lightly IMO.

Keep that lot of our streets is what I say, a small fine and pat on the back is an insult to the victim and this lenient sentencing sends out the wrong message, and that  message we need to send out is ....racist behaviour shall not be tolerated and will be dealt with strictly.

The last thing we need is another EDL type giving England a bad name.

Which victim has been insulted?

BigAndy9 wrote:

Joy Division wrote:


..Disgraceful behaviour, typical little Englander.

Knowing full well he done this to insult and provoke another person  or persons for no good reason, and this criminal got off lightly IMO.

Keep that lot of our streets is what I say, a small fine and pat on the back is an insult to the victim and this lenient sentencing sends out the wrong message, and that  message we need to send out is ....racist behaviour shall not be tolerated and will be dealt with strictly.

The last thing we need is another EDL type giving England a bad name.

Which victim has been insulted?

Any or all of those Muslims who attended, knowing full well Birmingham has a very large Muslim community.

Mindless thug.

Joy Division wrote:

BigAndy9 wrote:

Which victim has been insulted?

Any or all of those Muslims who attended, knowing full well Birmingham has a very large Muslim community.

Mindless thug.

But you have no idea if any muslims saw it?

BigAndy9 wrote:

Joy Division wrote:


Any or all of those Muslims who attended, knowing full well Birmingham has a very large Muslim community.

Mindless thug.

But you have no idea if any muslims saw it?

That was the intention though Andy, why the need to do that then?...perhaps it was a goal celebration?

He fancied the chances of many Muslims being there what with a big Muslim population there.

If he really felt the urge to rip up a Quaran, he could have easily done so in the privacy of his own home,..not at a foot all match in the company of around 40,000 or so spectators in a highly populated city , many of whom are Muslims.

Get these louts and thugs off our streets.

I would love to know how much fuss would of been caused if it was a bible...  

heavenly father wrote:I would love to know how much fuss would of been caused if it was a bible...  

Tbh Favva, I couldn't really give a toss the guy ripped the Quaran, it's no skin off my nose, but it does speak a bit of the guy's character and lack of maturity , I'm sure some were offended at his childishness.