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Old 17-07-2021, 20:36   #890
RichardCoulter
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Re: Police to get tough on internet trolls.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf View Post
What legislation protects someone from a joke?
A solicitor once told me that successful prosecutions have arisen from remarks claimed to be humerous or sarcastic.

I think that the best thing to do is to err on the side of caution until you lnow someone well enough to know if they are likely to take what you're going to say as a joke or not.

It's also important to realise that what might genuinely be meant as a joke could really, really upset somebody. Also, when communicating in writing, the lack of facial expressions, body language, tone of voice etc can lead to misunderstandings.

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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
Never seemed to bother Bernard Manning . . in fact half the crowd probably went hoping he'd pick on them
Exactly, there are some people who relish this form of humour. Not everybody does though, but I wouldn't expect that these people would have gone to see Bernard Manning anyway!
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