One Tweet, $1,500 and a Criminal Record
Be careful what you say on the Internet, unless you want to find yourself with a criminal record and a bill for $1,500 – at least that’s the lesson a British man may be learning today after a court found him guilty of “sending a threatening message”. According to The Register , Paul Chambers posted a message on Twitter last January when the airport he was set to fly out of the next week closed due to weather. Sponsor Crap! Robin Hood Airport is closed. You’ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I’m blowing the airport sky high! Although the tweet was never taken as a credible threat, according to a manager at the airport who found the tweet and testified at the trial, Chambers was prosecuted and today was found guilty.
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