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UK Man Arrested Over "Offensive" Tweet

Posted by samzenpus on from the watch-your-mouth dept.

mooterSkooter writes A 19-year-old Uk man has been arrested over an "offensive" tweet about an accident in which six people died. From the article: "The tweet, which has since been deleted along with the account that posted it, joked about the tragedy, in which the driver lost control of the vehicle and drove on the pavement, hitting Christmas shoppers 'like pinballs.' The tweet said: 'So a bin lorry has apparently driven in 100 people in Glasgow eh, probably the most trash it's picked up in one day.'"

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  1. First they came... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 1, Redundant

    First they came for the rude and annoying, and I did not speak out—
    Then they came for the offensive and off-color, and I did not speak out—
    Then they came for the opinionated and observational, and I did not speak out—
    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak (or Tweet) for me.

    Apologies to Martin Niemöller

    And, seriously, UK, WTF? It's unlawful to simply be rude?

    Thank God your Empire is over.
    (He said, understanding the full irony of speaking as a citizen of the United States.)

    --
    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .