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Whether this is a case of racial abuse as it appears from afar or not, buying a ticket to a sporting event doesn't give you the right to abuse the athletes in any form. Respect and decency should be the bare minimum #AUSvIND
Racial abuse is obviously abhorrent but the conclusion from today shouldn't be "Don't racially abuse people" it should be "Don't abuse people". #AUSvIND
According to two witnesses interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald the fans said "Welcome to Sydney, Siraj" and were calling him "Shiraz"
Police eject six fans from SCG for alleged abuse of Indian cricketer https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/police-eject-six-fans-from-scg-for-alleged-abuse-of-indian-cricketer-20210110-p56t0q.html
Police eject six fans from SCG for alleged abuse of Indian cricketer https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/police-eject-six-fans-from-scg-for-alleged-abuse-of-indian-cricketer-20210110-p56t0q.html
Is that 'abuse'?
Well, It upset Siraj greatly. Are these two witnesses enough to say 'it wasn't abuse' or 'it wasn't racist'? Was more said?
People use the 'It's just banter' excuse to be dicks. Banter is supposed to be fun. Siraj obviously didn't think it was fun.
Well, It upset Siraj greatly. Are these two witnesses enough to say 'it wasn't abuse' or 'it wasn't racist'? Was more said?
People use the 'It's just banter' excuse to be dicks. Banter is supposed to be fun. Siraj obviously didn't think it was fun.
Is Siraj "thin skinned" or "soft"? Maybe, or maybe his dad died a few weeks ago while he was on the other side of the world during a pandemic, he was abused yesterday and he'd had enough. Personally, I try to put myself in his shoes not the guys in the grandstands giving him crap
