Rangers fans are demanding a leading SNP MSP stays true to his word and apologises after he revealed the police have confirmed an incriminating video was faked.
James Dornan, the MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, leapt on a clearly doctored video that appeared to show Rangers players singing sectarian add-ons to the song Sweet Caroline.
Dornan publicised the discussion around the video via Twitter and promised that if he had been misled then he would apologise to the players whom he had criticised.
When asked if he was spreading false allegations – something later to be found to be true – Dornan responded.
“Not that I can see, or hear. I’ve already said if they’re false or if I’ve misheard, along with so many others, then of course, I’ll delete and apologise but one of the videos seems very clear.”
Despite the claims being clearly false, the video would be utilised by several influential voices with historic run-ins with Rangers.
Police Scotland would even mention the video via a tweet before it was retweeted by then justice secretary Humza Yousaf, something objectively irresponsible given the SNP politician’s position.
BBC journalist Chris McLaughlin – another with historic issues RE Rangers – would lead with the story on a leading BBC Scotland news bulletin.
This was all in the aftermath of Rangers’ title victory and George Square celebrations, something which many Gers fans believed sought to take the shine off the club’s achievements.
Since then, Police Scotland have once again taken to Twitter to absolve the Rangers team of any guilt and Dornan went into greater detail on this in Parliament, confirming the video was doctored.
Dornan stated to the Scottish Parliament on 10th June 2021:
“I’m happy to report that after explaining the importance of a fuller response I’m content that Police Scotland had a thorough investigation including an electronic investigation and the video was – as I had always hoped – a fake.”
However, despite this admission Dornan is yet to take any responsibility for the gravity of his campaigning in the aftermath of the Rangers players’ celebrations.
Describing the initial Police Scotland response as “vague and dismissive”, Dornan doubled down on this by responding to a Twitter user claiming it would have “saved a lot of grief” if they’d revealed the video’s status earlier.
The Ibrox club have announced that in the aftermath of the doctored video’s usage by leading politicians they have initiated “legal proceedings”, however, against whom remains unclear.
Rangers fans are genuinely shocked by the lack of accountability from one of the nation’s leading politicians and have demanded he stands true to his word:
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Rangers fans knew that winning the title was going to upset plenty in the country but even they didn’t think the upper reaches of government would react like this.
Gers players remain completely innocent in all of this and yet those in power in Scotland seem hell bent in making them a pawn in a murky political game.
