http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11650593 This guy posted offensive messages on Jade Goody's (and others') facebook pages and has been jailed for 18 weeks as a result. Trolls everywhere beware!
OK, I know I was being all reasonable and measured and "Let's understand people before we condemn them" in this thread, but this guy is just an asshole. Let the judgement begin.
lol they need a bunch of computer nerds to become judges and rule the courts so all these internet based offenses make sense. so im only a troll if i do stuff on facebook? AWESOME i think they should just print out some butthurt forms.
This is stupid. If gaining pleasure from others misery is a crime, then you need to imprison everyone who plays WoW on a PVP server, 99% of Counterstrike players, and pretty much everyone under the age of about 35.
Are you seriously comparing World of Warcraft to real life? And what exactly do people under the age of 35 do? Rapists gain pleasure from others misery, does that make it okay? How about people who stalk women for years and make their lives a living hell, to the point where they commit suicide? I hope one day you crawl out of your room and see the real world for what it is, and god forbid if anyone starts harassing you.
But everything I said is deliberate harassment. Who decides where the line is? That's why this is stupid, because it's so totally ambiguous. WTF? First off, what's with the personal attacks? Do you really want to go there with me? Secondly, how is someone trolling people in WoW any different to trolling people on Facebook? As for the rapist thing, where have I said any of this is ok? You need to get off your high horse and go take some medication or something.