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Originally Posted by Indy
What exactly are the terms of the law that cover this in the UK? Over here, the only way you'd be arrested for something on Twitter is if it was an immediate and credible threat of violence. I can't wrap my head around a law that makes words the basis for being arrested simply for an opinion, but I know there are some odd laws on it there.
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'Simply for an opinion' sounds very innocuous - when it some cases it is far from it.
There are a few cases here where young innocent people who have died in tragic circumstances have had sustained cruel and hurtful remarks made about them that is devastating to their family and friends. So much so, that action has been taken to track down the perpetrators.
Free speech is a right that everyone should have, but I also believe that with that comes responsibility as to how you use it.
Not many people would champion the rights of a bully to free speech if a child was being bullied in school, so why is it okay for those bullies to go online and cause pain and heartache as anonymous cowards?