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" Yesterday, Jessica Ennis-Hill released a statement, warning Sheffield United that if they choose to re-sign convicted Ched Evans, she would ask the club to remove her name from one of the stands in their grounds. It was a strong move that earned a lot of respect, and we all felt pretty inspired. &amp;quot;I believe being a role model to young people is a huge honour,&amp;quot; she said, &amp;quot;and those in positions of influence in communities should respect the role they play in young people&amp;#039;s lives and set a good example. If Evans was to be re-signed by the club it would completely contradict these beliefs.&amp;quot; Unfortunately, this bold statement was followed up by a large number of people tweeting Jessica Ennis with threats of rape. South Yorkshire police are investigating these threats, with a spokesman stating that &amp;quot;officers are looking into these tweets.&amp;quot; Two tweets in particular are the focus of the investigation, with The Guardian detailing the tweets&amp;#039; horrific content despite their deletion. One, sent from @RickieLambert07, read &amp;quot;Jessica Ennis-Hill is a stupid c***. Saying she will remove her name if Ched Evens [sic] is signed. I hope he rapes her.&amp;quot; In more positive news, a quick search on Twitter shows that the public is overwhelmingly standing in support of Jessica Ennis-Hill&amp;#039;s decision. Even David Cameron has chipped in, stating that he &amp;quot;quite understand[s] why she&amp;#039;s said what she&amp;#039;s said and done what&amp;#039;s she done.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, many are expressing &amp;quot;the depressing lack of surprise&amp;quot; that the athlete&amp;#039;s statement was met with these kind of threats.    Because OF COURSE RT @Claire_Phipps Jessica Ennis-Hill receives rape threats over Ched Evans stance http://t.co/DMwTs5UKxx \u2014 Hadley Freeman (@HadleyFreeman) November 14, 2014    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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