11-04-2025, 02:51 PM
(11-04-2025, 10:53 AM)Midget In A Pinstripe Suit Wrote:(11-04-2025, 10:49 AM)Squid Wrote: I see Joey Barton is in court for tweets. Barton is a truly horrible human being, but if the tweets are as described, however unpleasant, I don't think they are a criminal offence:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6774285...dia-court/
Ordinarily no, but to an audience of 2 million followers it does change things slightly.
Not really. For example, if it were libellous, follower count wouldn't matter. Likewise if someone sent a death threat, saying "I only have five followers!" wouldn't be any mitigation.
Comparing a football commentator to a serial killer and a dictator is very dim behaviour, but it shouldn't be illegal.