Wow... The first thing that went through my mind was that this criminalize stupidity in a public space. I can't see much good coming from that. :-(
"Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >I find this very strange. Is offensive tweeting really a crime in >Britain? While the tweeter appears to be a jerk, didn't Daley >increase the harm (if any) from the tweet by republishing it? > > >UK police arrest teen for tweets about diver > >ASSOCIATED PRESS July 31, 2012 5:11AM >Updated: July 31, 2012 8:16AM > > >LONDON — A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of posting >malicious Twitter messages directed at British Olympic diver Tom >Daley, U.K. police said Tuesday. > >Daley’s father died of brain cancer a year ago and the 18-year-old >Olympian had hoped to win a medal “for myself and my dad.” But he >finished fourth on Monday, out of medal contention, in the 10-meter >synchronized platform competition with teammate Pete Waterfield. > >Afterward, Daley tweeted a message saying “After giving it my >all...you get idiots sending me this...” and retweeted a message from >user @Rileyy69 which said: “You let your dad down i hope you know >that.” > >Dorset Police said early Tuesday that a 17-year-old man was arrested >“on suspicion of malicious communications” in relation to Twitter >threats made against Daley. > >Police said the man was detained at a guest house in the southwestern >coastal town of Weymouth in the early hours of the morning, and is >currently helping police with their inquiries. > >In Britain, tweeting messages considered menacing, offensive or >indecent can lead to prosecution. > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
