Be careful what you say...

The thought police are here

A blogger who "let off steam" about the way he was treated by police has been convicted of posting a grossly offensive and menacing message. Gavin Brent, 24, from Holywell, Flintshire, was fined £150 with £364 costs by magistrates at Mold.


In interview, he said he felt he had been mistreated and hoped the officer would not treat his child the same way.
Brent was prosecuted under the Telecommunications Act, relating to the sending of an electronic message.
He claimed he had not meant to be offensive, had used the blog "to let off steam", but had not intended any harm.
He apologised if it was perceived as a threat, offered to remove the offending words, and to write a letter of apology.
Asked if he realised how the officer and his wife would have felt when they read his comments, he said: "I can now. I am sorry. But their interpretation is different to what I intended." Flintshire magistrates, sitting at Mold, said the blog was articulate, detailed, specific and critical of the police and the CPS.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7373639.stm

So freedom of speech is a thing of the past now is it.

you will prob find he named the police force and the officers and slaged them off

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Originally Posted by ricky

you will prob find he named the police force and the officers and slaged them off

So what???

He had a dealing with them, therefore he's entitled to tell people about it.

Thats ones of the joys of living in a 'free (apparently) Country'

Next the police will have hit squads who go around and kill people like in africa for speaking out.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by ricky

you will prob find he named the police force and the officers and slaged them off

Which SHOULD be perfectly legal...

Who's up for starting our own political party.......

Originally Posted by ricky

you will prob find he named the police force and the officers and slaged them off

I think Brustrom, Chief of the North Wales Police Farce is a tw@

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Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

I think Brustrom, Chief of the North Wales Police Farce is a tw@

Expect a knock at your door now son..........

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Expect a knock at your door now son..........

I'll invite him walking up in Snowdonia like I did with the last Chief

Hmmm. The article mentions that some of the guys comments refered to the coppers parenting skills. I suspect some of these comments may have been rather more inflamatory than we're lead to believe.

Well he's obviously a *****. 19 counts of internet theft.....

Even still, it shouldn't be a crime. What about people threatening a 'holy war' ?!