Stan Collymore calls in Staffordshire police over 'racist' tweets
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Version 0 of 1. Stan Collymore has said he is taking legal advice after being inundated with a stream of offensive and racist messages on social media. The former England striker, whose clubs included Liverpool, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, spent part of Tuesday retweeting what he considered to be abusive messages from several users. The pundit and broadcaster, who often uses the social media platform to highlight prejudice and mental health issues, posted several "screen grab" images of messages sent to his account. He told his near-half-a-million followers: "To those who continue the 'bants' today, and are enjoying their jolly japes, a few pics coming up especially for you. Enjoy court." Collymore also hit out at Twitter's legal team as "not fit for purpose". He later added: "Taking advice from QC as to legality of UK soc media sites not enforcing age verification/hate speech rules & their legal responsibilities." Staffordshire police confirmed it is investigating alleged criminal behaviour in relation to offensive, racist messages sent via Twitter to the former footballer. Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. |