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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It remains to be seen whether this holds up in court. They will have to prove intent. The accused would probably say they were just having a laugh.

Clearly, this was a dispicable act, but I doubt that it was criminal.

A former chief prosecutors view.

But Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor for the north west, said But Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor for the north west, said the CPS may bring charges under the Malicious Communications Act.

“Something that’s grossly offensive is not always an offence. There is an offence under the Communications Act which shows that basically by posting something that’s offensive you could face consequences in relation to that.”