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The Text Message Typo That Landed a Man In Jail

Barence writes "A British man was jailed for 18 months for accidentally sending an explicit text message to his entire address book. 24-year-old swimming coach Craig Evans intended to send a text message to his girlfriend asking her for sex. Instead, the message was accidentally sent to his entire BlackBerry address book, including two girls, aged 13 and 14, from his swimming class. He was subsequently arrested and charged with 'causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity,' and – incredibly – jailed for 18 months at Birmingham Crown Court in July. Yesterday, an appeal's court freed Evans, although he wasn't cleared — the sentence was merely reduced to a nine-month suspended jail term."

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  1. Re:FTA... by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Who told you this bullshit?
    Social Security is not going to be out of money by 2033. http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00628

    There is a simple solution that Republicans will never allow, simply raise the ceiling on SS tax. That would solve it right there.

    His solution for Medicare is to make the insurance companies richer. Let's solve this once and for all as well, single payer.