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Australian police investigating death threats to gay soccer star Josh Cavallo
New York Daily News ^

Posted on 01/29/2022 3:37:01 PM PST by nickcarraway

South Australian Police are now investigating specific death threats against Josh Cavallo.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the death threats were made via social media. These have come shortly following the homophobic slurs attendees hurled at Cavallo on Saturday night at Adelaide’s A-League Men vs Melbourne Victory match at AAMI Park. Adelaide United reportedly requested the investigation.

Witnesses said a section of the Melbourne Victory fans were singing, “if you want to stay alive, go home gypsy.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: australia; gay; soccer
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1 posted on 01/29/2022 3:37:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t they have any real crime to address instead of making them up or responding to hoaxes?


2 posted on 01/29/2022 3:42:16 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: nickcarraway

It was these two.

3 posted on 01/29/2022 4:31:50 PM PST by the_daug ( )
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To: nickcarraway

I smell a hoax.🤔


4 posted on 01/29/2022 6:06:38 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: nickcarraway

Is “gypsy” a slur toward homosexuals?


5 posted on 01/29/2022 6:06:44 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

No that I know of, but they do things differently Down Under. Possibly it’s a slur against Italians? Because they apply the WOG term to Italians and Lebanese?


6 posted on 01/30/2022 10:32:07 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Yes, to both.


7 posted on 01/30/2022 10:34:39 AM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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