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Post by amethyst on Apr 28, 2015 6:22:18 GMT -5
I am from the UK I didn't threaten any harm of physical violence, just called them "whores" and "sluts" Would that be grounds for an arrest? I use a pseudonym on there too, not my real name.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 28, 2015 6:43:51 GMT -5
I am from the UK I didn't threaten any harm of physical violence, just called them "whores" and "sluts" Would that be grounds for an arrest? I use a pseudonym on there too, not my real name. First: dude, what are you 13? Grow up. Second: you're likely in the clear from any legal ramifications if that's all you did. People on Jeremy Kyle call each other worse names and they don't get arrested. Third: pseudonym or not, unless you happened to be posting from someone else's device if the authorities wanted to find you it wouldn't take them long to do so.
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Post by amethyst on Apr 28, 2015 6:52:30 GMT -5
I am from the UK I didn't threaten any harm of physical violence, just called them "whores" and "sluts" Would that be grounds for an arrest? I use a pseudonym on there too, not my real name. First: dude, what are you 13? Grow up. Second: you're likely in the clear from any legal ramifications if that's all you did. People on Jeremy Kyle call each other worse names and they don't get arrested. Third: pseudonym or not, unless you happened to be posting from someone else's device if the authorities wanted to find you it wouldn't take them long to do so. I know, I should know better, I really don't troll on Twitter at all, I just did it to wind up some Twitter feminists, I didn't threaten them with any violence, just called them whores and sluts which I then got suspended for. Dumb dumb move on my part, but I fear if legally I could be prosecuted, even for just using the words whore and slut.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 28, 2015 6:56:38 GMT -5
If they threw people in prison for calling others whores or sluts, there'd be no high school students left unincarcerated. Take the leson to not be a dick, but even if the UK is beginning to prosecute online bullying they're going to look for things much more egregious than that.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on Apr 28, 2015 6:57:06 GMT -5
I'm going to feel old doing this, but -
If you fear being legally prosecuted that much, then perhaps you shouldn't have done it in the first place. I loathe you a little more every single time you say ..."it was just some feminists" and worry more about legal ramifications than about the fact that, based on the limited information I have here, you seem to be an all-around terrible person and bully who finds joy in anonymously making fun of people and then running to an Internet message board to get attention. I'm hoping a mod locks this. No reason to give him more attention, he's not worth it.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Apr 28, 2015 7:02:30 GMT -5
Yes you can. Or at the very least, you can be charged.
My friend made a tweet a couple of years ago around the time that Blurred Lines was in the news saying "he was going to walk about Edinburgh at night listening to Blurred Lines and raping students" since part of the controversy around Blurred Lines was that it was encouraging sexual harassment. Obviously out of context the tweet is horrible and really shouldn't have been tweeted anyway. Looking through his timeline you'd be able to tell it was a joke, albeit one that went too far admittedly.
Some feminists from Edinburgh saw the tweet and clearly felt threatened enough to inform the police about the tweet. My friend's laptop and phone were taken away for searching (he didn't get them back until his charges were dropped a year later), and he had to make a couple of appearances in court about the tweet. He is a nice guy and is definitely against any abuse of women, but it was proof that one funny tweet can easily bring dire consequences.
So long as you haven't threatened to sexually attack them, you should be alright. Calling them "whores" and "sluts"? All you did was insult them, free speech and all that although I certainly don't condone it.
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Post by amethyst on Apr 28, 2015 7:06:06 GMT -5
I'm going to feel old doing this, but - If you fear being legally prosecuted that much, then perhaps you shouldn't have done it in the first place. I loathe you a little more every single time you say ..."it was just some feminists" and worry more about legal ramifications than about the fact that, based on the limited information I have here, you seem to be an all-around terrible person and bully who finds joy in anonymously making fun of people and then running to an Internet message board to get attention. I'm hoping a mod locks this. No reason to give him more attention, he's not worth it. No you're right, it was stupid of me to do so. I didn't intend to bully anybody although it looks that way, I'm not trying to get attention just get some advice.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Apr 28, 2015 7:09:59 GMT -5
Man, chicks can be so sensitive. Just cause you make a tweet about them, or take a few pictures of them, or swipe a couple pairs of their underwear.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Apr 28, 2015 7:28:27 GMT -5
yes you can be arrested for twitter comments.
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