Jeff Winter storm goes mainstream
In the most recent artricle appearing on his personal website Celtic’s 1-0 win over Rangers has resulted in an outburst of abuse aimed at the Catholic Church.
Taking the on-line controversy mainstream the Daily Mail states: “Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter was facing a public backlash on Wednesday night after his personal website carried an obscene attack on the Catholic church.
The article caused a storm last night, especially on the social network twitter with respected broadcaster Gabriele Marcotti tweeting: “After reading this, I hope Jeff Winter‘s site was hacked (paragraphs 2-3).http://jeffwinterentertainmentandmedia.co.uk/world2012/1112062.phpIf he stands by this, he’s a sick man. “
Stan Collymore added: “As for questions about Jeff Winter,I think it’s safe to say he speaks for himself..”
Tony Evans, sports editor of The Times added: “I’ve been put right on Jeff Winter (shudders).”
On the back of the recent racism storm in England it appears that Winter’s regular and lucrative appearances on Sky Sports and TalkSport are likely to come to a shuddering halt.
Whether the article attracts the attention of the Scottish Government in terms of their Threatening Communications Bill remains to be seen.
The new bill states: “This offence will strengthen current law covering threats of serious harm and criminalise threats inciting religious hatred.”
Winters outburst was trending on twitter throughout the UK which highlights the most talked about, or tweeted, subjects at the time.
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