[Ammi]

..I think the guy is an insensitive d*ck...if he wanted to make a stand he could have worn a white poppy..but I guess the social networking option is much more dramatic..and generally the preferable route for d*cks....

..however...whether the charges can be enforced, or if it's even worth the cost and time is a different matter....I personally wouldn't give him the attention....

According to the website of the CPS, the Malicious Communications Act 1988, section 1, "deals with the sending to another of any article which is indecent or grossly offensive, or which conveys a threat, or which is false, provided there is an intent to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient".

The CPS website states: "The offence covers letters, writing of all descriptions, electronic communications, photographs and other images in a material form, tape recordings, films and video recordings."

In another case, also dating from 2011, a man who burned replica poppies on Remembrance Day in London was fined £50 after being found guilty of a public order offence