Student sentenced for racist tweets
A Newcastle University student has been sentenced for sending racist tweets to Stan Collymore
Stan Collymore used profile positively
A spokesperson for the charity Show Racism the Red Card says Stan Collymore has used his profile positively to send a strong message about racism on twitter.
Today Joshua Cryer, 21, was sentenced to 240 hours Community Service for sending racist tweets to the former footballer.
The Newcastle University Law student sent the messages over a seven day period.
A judge at Newcastle Magistrates Court described his behaviour as foolish, immature and pathetic.
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