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Originally Posted by Dezzy
I'm not weeping for him but good job in trying to make out them I'm some sort of sympathiser instead of trying to tackle my points head on.
The internet as a whole is unmoderated and that's how it should stay as it's the one place, whether for good or bad, allows people to truly say what they think. Of course some places have rules but it's your choice to follow them or not, if you get banned from Tibb it won't affect your real life, you could just join another forum with rules you agree with or even create your own et cetera. I adhere to the rules of this forum and enforce them because I like it here and like I mentioned before my views on free speech don't really come into play here since it's just a light hearted website that holds no impact on any of our lives.
I don't believe someone should be jailed for what this man did, as despicable as he is, what he said was just words and I don't think someone should be sent to prison unless they turn their words into criminal actions.
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Thats the problem Dezzy it is a crime thats why he was prosecuted, the court didnt just decide he had upset he few people.
They decided what he had done had broken a law set into stature by Parliament.
He set out on a course to harrass, annoy and offend others. Using the internet as his means of harrassment.
Its against the law of the land.
It could have been dealt with in the past under breach of the peace, however older laws didnt have a capacity to deal with online harrassment.
He caused fear or alarm (offense and harrassment).
Not only in one case but in numerous cases, to numerous people, not once though on a regular basis.
As for being sent to prison for just words.
Go get really drunk, then late one saturday night at chucking out time find a young black copper who is at the end of a long shift. Annoy him and then when he tells you to go home give him a bit of lip, you know as close as you like to being but not quite being racist. After all its just words.
Dont just do it the once though, when you get released do it again, and then again and again.