Man arrested for trolling on Facebook

[Death God]

If only every troll was arrested, then the internet would be a lot nicer place. Weird that you can get arrested for that but glad. Guy was kind of a dick for that and needs more than a slap on the wrist as they say.

 

[galdon2004]

I find it odd that one guy bashes a dead person on the internet, and they get arrested, but if a group of people show up at a stranger's funeral to declare that god hates the person who died, it's protected as 'free speech'.

 

[Plazmatic]

Countless people write slanderous things on memorial pages to try and cause distress, this is the internet.

I wonder why this guy is being singled out.

Facebook knows who you are.

In fact, if corporations knew who every forum user was, you can bet your ass there'd be far more of these. Libel, et cetera, really tend to piss people off; when it's their dead kid, they want blood.

wouldn't happen in the united states. Free speech in the constitution fully protected and all.

 

[galdon2004]

Countless people write slanderous things on memorial pages to try and cause distress, this is the internet.

I wonder why this guy is being singled out.

Facebook knows who you are.

In fact, if corporations knew who every forum user was, you can bet your ass there'd be far more of these. Libel, et cetera, really tend to piss people off; when it's their dead kid, they want blood.

wouldn't happen in the united states. Free speech in the constitution fully protected and all.

well even in the US Free speech has an exception for libel, slander, and threats.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

I think I've got it now.

The problem isn't psychologically torturing the bereaved, it's the people who think we should be above that sort of behavior. And the reason WHY is media sensationalism. About terrorists. Is that...is that right?

I guess I forgot to mention that those people are also hypocrites. But it doesn't matter. You keep twisting my words anyway to suit your point of view. I'm not even gonna bother any more.

 

[genericusername64]

This just in the entire internet is arrested

 

[BlackWidower]

"We're all offended, all the time, and we don't have a fucking right not to be offended." - Penn Jillette

I'm offended by every church I see in town. There's a billboard next to a nearby grocery store that says global warming is actually a warning by god of the apocalypse. That offends me. But to shut it down and arrest the guy who did it is morally wrong.

Here's an idea. All these memorial sites, if someone is posting offensive messages on there, block them and erase what they wrote. That's not hard, and it's your site.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

He's a dick, the state is a bigger dick.

Harassment laws are just and fair. Being harassed and maliciously targeted over 2 solid years about the death of your daughter is not only harassment, its just freaking evil. That said he was only tried for harassment and malicious communications. But i think thats fine. Since when did this become ok? When did harassment become ok?! Over such a long period of time? When did slander become ok? People seem to dislike these laws until they protect them.

"We're all offended, all the time, and we don't have a fucking right not to be offended." - Penn Jillette

I'm offended by every church I see in town. There's a billboard next to a nearby grocery store that says global warming is actually a warning by god of the apocalypse. That offends me. But to shut it down and arrest the guy who did it is morally wrong.

Here's an idea. All these memorial sites, if someone is posting offensive messages on there, block them and erase what they wrote. That's not hard, and it's your site.

Harassment. Say it with me people. Harassment. Its against the law. If someone harassed you im sure you would turn to authorities after TWO GODDAM YEARS. Its a good law and everyone should love it.

Wtf? seriously he has been arrested for being a dick? I actually think the Natasha wasn't bullied, she was just a whore pretty funny, I lol'd.... a lot, should I go to jail as well?

Bottom line is, writing things does not harm anyone. Yes it probably made the family feel like shit and the guy is a huge ****, that is why he doesn't have any friends. Society has another way of punishing him. Pussies.

Sweet. Two years of threatening letters and emails ahoy! Thats perfectly fine right? Jesus people has NO ONE heard of harassment? Its totally illegal. Rightly so. I cant annoy you over and over and over again for two years. Especially about dead relatives. Its why we can get restraining orders on people who wont leave us alone. And thats a fair system

 

[Randlesman]

Its incredible how many retards on here think free speech gives this man the right to insult the memory of the deceased and harass their families.

 

[The Virgo]

I actually kind of wish more trolls could be arrested for trolling. If those fucking snot-nosed brats (not saying all kids are trolls or the guy was a kid, but you know what I'm sayin') who type "ur fuckin dumb" and stuff like that knew they could go to jail for trolling, I bet you would see a lot less of it.

The world would be a better place.

 

[senorfatso]

I suppose this falls in the same 'free speech' category as approaching a black man in the street and yelling the N-word in their face over and over. It's just real life trolling right fellas?

 

[A.A.K]

YAY! I hate trolls!
I think it's pretty awesome too that it's possible to get 6 months in prison just for being an asshole online.

 

[Tufty94]

Countless people write slanderous things on memorial pages to try and cause distress, this is the internet.

I wonder why this guy is being singled out.

Because this guy breached the terms of both the Malicious Communications Act and the Computer Misuse Act. Though on top of that he was just being a bigger **** than the others.

 

[LTAshler]

I like free speech and all, but defending this is along the lines of "I have the right to own a gun, and guns shoot things, so who can blame me when I shoot someone?"

I am both pro free speech and pro guns in a not crazy way, but grotesque abuse of any right should come with some sort of punishment. Let him say all his hate full crap, then make him regret trying to trash peoples lives for sport.

THANK YOU. So often the people who get punished are the people who are being responsible and behaving in reasonable and intelligent ways. Then some screwball comes along, is irresponsible, and ruins a legitimate thing for everyone else. Take California's SB798 or office uniforms (those are the only two I could come up with off the top of my head.)

 

[BloatedGuppy]

I guess I forgot to mention that those people are also hypocrites. But it doesn't matter. You keep twisting my words anyway to suit your point of view. I'm not even gonna bother any more.

Buddy, you're the one who keeps going off with bizarre non-sequiturs about media sensationalism and terrorists. I'm sorry if it comes across like I'm "twisting your words", because the real problem is I have absolutely no idea what you're trying to say.

 

[The Random One]

Well, that's what you get for doing something as evil and beyond hope as using Facebook.

This captcha has been redacted for your protection.

 

[UmbrellaAssassin]

The only response possible is the following.

'Trololol'

Oh, and the jailed people will take care of him. IF there is one thing prisoners really dislike, it's people who do something to children.


Edit: Let it be clear that I disaprove of the actions the person did. The above comment is ment to be mocking in his direction, not towards the others in the articles. I -do- respect the dead.

We'll I was about to say you beat me to the punch, but than noticed you did it to mock him.
Not that making fun of dead people is funny, it's just not a criminal offense.

So trololol for the fact that he's in jail for some stupid trolling (pretty pathetic attempt to troll), trololol for people getting so butt hurt and acting sad.
No you are not sad, your not family or friend. They are the only people feeling real sadness over this. The only reason people act disapprovingly towards it is because it is what they think they need to do to be accepted socially. I bet anything if this was on /b/ or anyplace else anonymous the same people that are crying about would be laughing. Being a pussy is becoming more and more socially dominant.

Before I get banned and get me ripped a new asshole from these wanna be moral brigade I just want to say I'm not laughing at this suicide girl. I don't count suicide as funny (maybe that's because I'm been thinking about it for some time now) but neither is it reason to once again spit in the faces of the founding fathers with another violation of the right of free speech.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

"We're all offended, all the time, and we don't have a fucking right not to be offended." - Penn Jillette

I'm offended by every church I see in town. There's a billboard next to a nearby grocery store that says global warming is actually a warning by god of the apocalypse. That offends me. But to shut it down and arrest the guy who did it is morally wrong.

Here's an idea. All these memorial sites, if someone is posting offensive messages on there, block them and erase what they wrote. That's not hard, and it's your site.

Thank god Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller has weighed in on the subject of people being offended. What does he have to say about people being harassed? Because the kid didn't get convicted for offending people.

There is no law that says offending people is wrong. There is a law that says harassing people is wrong. It's not that crazy a distinction folks. This isn't string theory, or quantum mechanics. It's the difference between "I said a dirty word on the internet, tee hee!" and "I'm haunting you motherfuckers and making your life as miserable as I possibly can".

Not that tough.

 

[werty10089]

Anyone else find 'Tasha the Tank Engine' to be damn hilarious? Sure, he should be getting help, but half a year in jail if fucking insane.

 

[Baradiel]

Christ alive people! Read the article! It wasn't just posting a comment or two on memorial Facebook pages, it was sustained harrassment of the families. He had already been given a caution. Freedom of Speech has nothing to do with this case. What he was doing was sick and illegal.

It wasn't trolling he was charged on. He was charged for harassment and defamation.

BloatedGuppy seems to have a handle of informing people of this, and he does it much better than I do, so I'll leave it to him