Making a facebook page? Don't they deserve it then? I mean, if you scream out "Hey look at us! We're super sad about this thing! We just want everyone to know that we sad!" you're asking for someone to say "lol you suck".
Man arrested for trolling on Facebook
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Actually the charge was not "being offensive", so no, he was not arrested under the "being offensive" law. What he was doing constituted a form of harassment. As it turns out, you can be arrested for harassment, and laws applying to harassment have been on the books for many years.Denamic said:
There's being offensive and then there's systematically targeting and then tormenting a family over the death of their daughter, which is what this guy was doing. Pretty sure what he was doing would fall under the realm of harassment laws over here in the US. Except instead of going to jail the family could've sued him for all he was worth.Denamic said:
I think this is fine. People need to understand that their actions have consequences. Let's just not push it as far as an internet police state.
Multiple families, over multiple deaths. Four different cases were considered in his sentencing, and I believe there was something like nine incidents overall, which he had already received prior warnings for.KeyMaster45 said:
Man, this is some sick shit. I agree about the arrest. Yes, some people troll, and the internet isn´t free of it, but this isn´t trolling, this is just... being a mean son of a *****, Asperger or not.
But freedom of speech doesn't allow you to get away with saying whatever you want, it simply allows you to say it without censorship. This is why a newspaper can report under freedom of speech, but still be sued for slander. It doesn't protect against consequences.joemegson94 said:
Pretty sure we've had this conversation around here before. Freedom of speech is intended to allow people to air their grievances with their government or to warn their fellow citizens of offense, trespass or danger that may be committed against them. It is not a free pass to act in any manner that amuses you and does not guarantee you the right to torment your fellow citizens. There are laws against yelling fire in a crowded theatre just as there are laws against disturbing the peace. Just as, in Mr Duffy's favor, there are laws against assault. It's hard to stand on the moral high ground when you're advocating corporal punishment.joemegson94 said:
I'd like to think this wouldn't happen in the US.
I think it's fair to ban him from social networking sites that he's abusing, but I think arresting him is going a bit too far. I don't think someone ought to be arrested for slander/etc.
I think it's fair to ban him from social networking sites that he's abusing, but I think arresting him is going a bit too far. I don't think someone ought to be arrested for slander/etc.
OK, good. He was arrested for being abusive and offensive in relation to several peoples deaths....Does this mean we can arrest those Westboro Baptist Church assholes?
I mean picketing a funeral is the same thing is it not?
Especially if its a soldiers funeral.
So can we toss those assholes in the smallest cell possible?
I mean picketing a funeral is the same thing is it not?
Especially if its a soldiers funeral.
So can we toss those assholes in the smallest cell possible?
There's no freedom of speech in the UK. That's widely accepted. However, he did deserve to be punished for this - the Heather mentioned in the 'Hayley Bates Smash' is an old friend of mine, and I remember the chaos around her sister's death and when this guy started.
The Westboro Baptist Church is in the US. This was in the UK. The WBC also, apparently, is quite aware of what the limitations of the US Constitution are and are abusing some loopholes.xplay3r said:
I have Aspergers. I'm no world champion at being polite, try as I might, but Aspergers alone is no excuse for what this guy did. I say a prison sentence is the right thing - not only has he earned one, but it is a good, effective way of telling other trolls that their behavior is unacceptable.
Umm people died. Free speech only goes so far as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. There is a difference between being offended and a teenage girl committing suicide because some asshole attacked her so viciously.joemegson94 said:
I say lock the ************ up.
Either we went to the same school... or all wrestling coaches get trained at the same place.Gudrests said:If the cop didn't see it....It never happened.funguy2121 said:Thats what my wrestling coach told me.
OT: I am in agreement that it wasn't trolling, he was being a tool. His sentence is relatively small, let him serve it. Maybe he'll learn his lesson.