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Originally Posted by Damien
I think it's harsh to give a prison sentence for that. I have long wanted internet trolls to face the consequences of their actions and had he been e-mailing, tweeting or otherwise communicating these messages directly to the family or friends of April Jones then I would understand it. However making comments, however sick, about the case doesn't warrant time in prison. That's a rather disturbing trend...
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similar cases where being discussed on the Jeremy Vine show last week and he had the attorney general in to explain when the police prosecute such cases .He said that each case is dealt with on a individual basis and a lot depends on how open to the world the comments are and in what context they where made .For example if these comments and jokes where directed to a close group of friends on an account that is private then it would be treated as a private conversation and most likely just a warning given .I think in this case there was some aggravating factor as well to do with comments he made about April aside from the jokes he printed