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Originally Posted by Damien
It means he just posted it for the consumption of his 'friends' rather than directing it at a community or group of people. It's the internet equivalent of telling a joke in a bar amongst friends as opposed to shouting it in a supermarket.
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Originally Posted by Derek
Without the message being directed at someone I would previously have thought the chances of proving a crime were limited however in the new world where someone, somewhere is permanently offended about something it seems like common sense is going out the window.
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Chorley Magistrates' Court heard members of the public were so upset about his postings that they reported them to the police.
A "vigilante mob" of around 50 people later descended upon his home address in Eaves Lane and the defendant was arrested on Saturday night at a separate address for his own safety.
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I think the problem was that the people he sent the comments and jokes to, albeit privately where so offended they reported him and went round his house to kick ten bells out of him ,maybe the police should have taken their time in responding