Man Goes to Jail for Being an Internet Troll

[Monshroud]

This really isn't a free speech issue. This wasn't a guy trying to tell you his religious beliefs are correct or saying how are going to be the end of the world.

He speech was meant to delibrately hurt a grieving family for only his personal amusement.

This wasn't a guy talking about how Halo or Half-Life sucks and how we are all dumb for enjoying it.

When you tell a grieving family on the internet that you had sex with their kids corpse, and the only reason you are doing it is because you think you're anonymous and it gives you LOL's. There's a line there, it's blurry and wavy mind you. I think this guy crossed that line.

I think the punishment is a bit over the top. 18 weeks in jail is a lot. I would have preferred a fine and community service. Granted if this guy was that big of a douche then maybe he deserved what he got.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Soooo...Does this mean we can sue /b/ now?

 

[spectrenihlus]

As much as I hate trolling scumbags such as this. I do not believe he should be in prison.

In my opinion the judge should have ruled that the man will be beat the crap out of by the victim. After that you drop the whole thing.

 

[Megacherv]

Why did I feel that I could've just stopped reading after Manchester?

Oh yeah, I'd go low enough for English city insults. Go Yorkshire!

Sorry, but he does deserve to be jailed. Why is this not done everywhere in the world?

 

[Canid117]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

This amuses me.

 

[Upbeat Zombie]

I think he deserves it completely. I would consider telling someone you had sex with their dead child as harassment.

 

[Seventh Actuality]

This man got exactly what he deserved, and it's a shame more people like him don't get the same. Claiming free speech protects toying with the bereaved does nothing but denigrate free speech.

Oh, and for the "society is DOOMED" brigade, the laws behind this have been in effect since 1988. No need to start going on about how Britain is turning into what a friend of a friend who reads the papers told you Orwell was predicting.

This feels strange. I'm actually proud of country for once. *shudder* Hold me.

 

[spectrenihlus]

This really isn't a free speech issue. This wasn't a guy trying to tell you his religious beliefs are correct or saying how are going to be the end of the world.

He speech was meant to delibrately hurt a grieving family for only his personal amusement.

This wasn't a guy talking about how Halo or Half-Life sucks and how we are all dumb for enjoying it.

When you tell a grieving family on the internet that you had sex with their kid, and the only reason you are doing it is because you think you're anonymous and it gives you LOL's. There's a line there, it's blurry and wavy mind you. I think this guy crossed that line.

I think the punishment is a bit over the top. 18 weeks in jail is a lot. I would have preferred a fine and community service. Granted if this guy was that big of a douche then maybe he deserved what he got.

Imo vigilante justice should be the proper course of action in cases such as this.

And i mean having your ass handed to you not getting lynched.

Either that or getting run out of town by guys with shotguns.

 

[Vaccine]

Shock Trolls are generally the laziest and worst type of troll anyway, good riddance.

Cannibal Trolls are the best, more so because it's a game of wits and we generally keep to ourselves.

 

[el_negro]

He deserves some kind of punishment, I don't know if putting him in jail it's neccesary but he was talking trash, heavy trash on someone, and if the law considers this a threat to the other person, it's kind of fear he recives a fine, a restriction order or something

 

[qbanknight]

Another reason for Yahtzee not to return to England

On a serious note, British slander laws are incredibly easy to hold a trial for and get CONVICTED for. They apparently don't have much tolerance for anyone saying anything. Shit, it's like 1984 over there

 

[Communist partisan]

If he's a troll he disurvs jail, mabey not if it's some random bullshitter but this guy really needed some time in jail, hope hell be someones *****

 

[nipsen]

".. But I'm having a hard time believing that someone is going to jail for it. Any society that puts people in prison for being a dick is a society that's in deep trouble indeed."

..mm. I mean, what are they going to start punishing people for next? War crimes, or something?

 

[The Rockerfly]

I think this is relevant to the guys he was trolling

I play the trap card, 'counter troll'

 

[Booze Zombie]

This seems like a breach of free speech (I know that it didn't happen in the US, but still)...
He does seem like a massive tool but that is what free speech is about. This could be concerning to people on the internet in the UK.

Nah, I'm good with this being a crime. He still got to say it, though.

 

[mikecoulter]

Well, I'm not that bothered by trolling, but what he did seems rather harsh and un-needed. Not even funny.

 

[spartan1077]

*directs police to 4chan* Arrest away.

Seriously though this is past the limit of trolling. This is harrasment and having "sex with a dead child" is a little far. If he just posted Roflcopter or something Id e surprised but seriously, how stupid are trolls nowadays?

 

[theultimateend]

I think this is relevant to the guys he was trolling

As much as one ambiguous internet figure can love another, I love you for that image.

That picture made my day so much.

 

[Snarky Username]

This seems like a breach of free speech (I know that it didn't happen in the US, but still)...
He does seem like a massive tool but that is what free speech is about. This could be concerning to people on the internet in the UK.

Actually, no that's not what free speech is about. Free speech is about being able to express your thoughts and ideas about the government and in artistic media without worrying about the government bringing down the hammer on you. Free speech is not about letting dicks say anything they want to grieving families because they find it to be fun.

OT: A little strict of a sentence, but he deserved it.