If I should tweet "I like cats!", I'm sure many cat haters would find
that offensive. Thus are we reduced to the lowest thin skinned common
denominator. It's rather extreme to elevate poor taste to the level of
"hate speech".
British Police win the gold for stupidity.
From: John Francis
As it says at the bottom of the article you quoted, tweeting messages
considered menacing, offensive or indecent can lead to prosecution.
Even in the USA, where "freedom of speech" is often taken to be
synonymous with "freedom from any consequences of your speech" there is
an exception for 'hate speech'. There are also statutes against cyber
bullying in several jurisdictions.
Nothing is absolute. Just where the line is drawn between what is, and
what is not, acceptable behaviour varies considerably between countries.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 05:15:46PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola 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
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