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Originally Posted by martyh
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
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Yeah. I still wonder the benefit of prison terms for these cases. I can probably agree they should be prosecuted, maybe, but a community service order and/or a fine seems better. Putting someone in prison is a overreaction, we already have problems with overcrowding and putting someone inside a cell for comments they made on the internet is a step too far.
It's just part of a larger concern that we have more and more laws and less and less freedom.