Twitter Jokes: Free Speech On Trial

Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 31, 2012 @04:25AM from the 140-characters-of-terror dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On 6 January 2010, Paul Chambers typed a flippant tweet that would turn his life upside-down for the next two and a half years. As the courts repeatedly showed a lack of common sense and an ignorance of technology, for a long time it looked as though the right to free speech in the UK was under very real threat. Now that it's over, we can step back and take a detailed look at how such an insane case even came to trial. This article delves deep into the the Twitter Joke Trial: how it happened, what it means, and the epic struggle to balance civility and civil liberties."

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The comment in question. by khasim · 2012-08-31 04:35 · Score: 5, Informative

Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. Youâ(TM)ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise Iâ(TM)m blowing the airport sky high!!
Just because it is a bit buried in TFA.