Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws

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Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws

Post by cronus » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:32 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29678989

Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws

Internet trolls could face up to two years in jail under new laws, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said.

He told the Mail on Sunday quadrupling the current maximum six-month term showed his determination to "take a stand against a baying cyber-mob".

The plan has been announced days after TV presenter Chloe Madeley suffered online abuse, which Mr Grayling described as "crude and degrading".

Magistrates could pass serious cases on to crown courts under the new measures.

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Post by JimC » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:53 pm

They should call it the Billy Goat Gruff Law...
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Post by piscator » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:20 pm

Limeys should be stoked about this. Now the UK has a FUA and Mods.

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I think I might begin a new career as a police informer. I am drawing up a list... :plot:
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Reported.

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No, because I don't post from the UK. You don't like my commentary, keep your blather off US servers.
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Post by cronus » Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:22 am

These laws won't need to get many for them totally to cool online debate concerning anything controversial. I guess that's the intention? Do not question too much. Get yourself noticed and two years writing rude things on prison walls. It's a pity a few bad apples have given the authorities the excuse they need to clamp down on free speech on the web. Guess socially progressive controversial stuff will still happen only much slower?
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Scumple wrote:These laws won't need to get many for them totally to cool online debate concerning anything controversial. I guess that's the intention? Do not question too much. Get yourself noticed and two years writing rude things on prison walls. It's a pity a few bad apples have given the authorities the excuse they need to clamp down on free speech on the web. Guess socially progressive controversial stuff will still happen only much slower?
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Post by cronus » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:49 am

Obama will be watching very closely this experiment in a Western Police Cyberstate. :read:
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Post by piscator » Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:36 am

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You allow the gubmint to license you?? Freedum hater!
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Post by piscator » Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:50 am

rEvolutionist wrote:You allow the gubmint to license you?? Freedum hater!
Ha ha! You can't stop me! I'm vested.

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Post by cronus » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:07 am

piscator wrote:
rEvolutionist wrote:You allow the gubmint to license you?? Freedum hater!
Ha ha! You can't stop me! I'm vested.

Post reported, BTW.
If you don't report it I'll report you both, see you in two years. :read:
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Post by piscator » Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:14 am

Scumple wrote:
piscator wrote:
rEvolutionist wrote:You allow the gubmint to license you?? Freedum hater!
Ha ha! You can't stop me! I'm vested.

Post reported, BTW.
If you don't report it I'll report you both, see you in two years. :read:

Post reported for presumptive tenor and tone. :razzle:

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