Police arrest teenager over Tom Daley Twitter abuse
Discussion
Reece or Rileey or whatever his name is, is probably one of the biggest wastes of semen i've ever seen after seeing his Tweets and if anyone on here saw his You Tube video rant will know exactly what i'm on about - This odious angry little toe-rag needs a bloody great kick the arse and represents what is wrong with some of the youth of today.
But it worries me where this whole Twitter, Facebook malarky is going, where you say something over the top then the next thing you know the police are kicking your door down at 6am in the morning.
But it worries me where this whole Twitter, Facebook malarky is going, where you say something over the top then the next thing you know the police are kicking your door down at 6am in the morning.
Fittster said:
What 'crime' would the teenage be arrested for?
Why the quotes?Would you expect no police action if someone rang up your mum or other half and harassed and threatened them?
Or would say it is just words, no harm done.
Rights and freedoms come with responsibilities attached. One of those is not harass and threaten people, in person on the phone, by text etc.
Eric Mc said:
It does make a diference because when someone in the public eye is targetted it magnifies the offence massively. If you insulted me on PH only myself and a few other would notice - or care.
If you go on a VERY public forum like Twitter and make derogatory comments against someone who is well known and followed by the general public, then that is a different matter.
It is especially magnified when that person is representing the country and should be being supported by the nation, rather than being lambasted.
I agree with what you're saying, in terms of it being a lot more "noticeable" for want of a better word.If you go on a VERY public forum like Twitter and make derogatory comments against someone who is well known and followed by the general public, then that is a different matter.
It is especially magnified when that person is representing the country and should be being supported by the nation, rather than being lambasted.
But does that make it any more illegal than bickering between school girls?
Eric Mc said:
Maybe people need a few lessons in reining themselves in a bit - especially youngsters.
Self control as an art seems to have been lost on a lot of people.
I would agree.Self control as an art seems to have been lost on a lot of people.
I don't 'do' social media but a lot of people I know do.
I have seen some comments made by people on those sort of sites that make me question my real World assocciation with them.
LiamB said:
It is ridiculous.
Celebs on twitter should stay professional, most celebs get an absolute barrage of abuse, and just ignore it.
Daley should NOT have re-tweeted it and caused it all to blow out of proportion.
Why not? He was showing up the scumbag as what he was. Daley did not engage in a war of words, THAT is what he shouldn't do, and didn't.Celebs on twitter should stay professional, most celebs get an absolute barrage of abuse, and just ignore it.
Daley should NOT have re-tweeted it and caused it all to blow out of proportion.
robmlufc said:
Someone 'threatened' on Twitter to blow up an airport but that was ok!
That was one tweet in amongst lots of normal reasonable ones from the chap. This is a campaign of hate, threatened violence and racism.
I'm really not sure where you'd mark the line between these two examples though.
Puggit said:
Why not? He was showing up the scumbag as what he was. Daley did not engage in a war of words, THAT is what he shouldn't do, and didn't.
Sure enough it was a really bad thing to say and all I must add to my post. From reading that, it makes me sound as if I support what the other guy said.
The Kids a d
head, no doubt, and what he said was just a childish search for a reaction.
But it's hardly considerable abuse. I understand Tom Daley lost his Dad last year, and I know what it's like to lose a loved one to a disease.
But the fact is, Tom Daley put himself on Twitter, he set his account so anyone could follow him, and anyone could tweet him, he did it for publicity like most people in the public eye do. This knobhead kid didn't get his personal phone number from somewhere, or knock on his door, walk up to him in the street or invade his personal space in anyway.
What's next, shouting from the terraces when some footballer misses a goal and you're arrested for incitement to riot?
Have we reached the point when people in the public eye are able to have open communication with their fans, and welcome them to tweet/facebook them as long as they say lovely things and help build their brand, but anything negative and you're dragged off to the tower.
A teacher once told me I'd let down him, I'd let down my parents and let down myself because I didn't bother to revise for a mock exam in a school report - Should I expect the Police to be kicking his front door down in the next day or so?
head, no doubt, and what he said was just a childish search for a reaction. But it's hardly considerable abuse. I understand Tom Daley lost his Dad last year, and I know what it's like to lose a loved one to a disease.
But the fact is, Tom Daley put himself on Twitter, he set his account so anyone could follow him, and anyone could tweet him, he did it for publicity like most people in the public eye do. This knobhead kid didn't get his personal phone number from somewhere, or knock on his door, walk up to him in the street or invade his personal space in anyway.
What's next, shouting from the terraces when some footballer misses a goal and you're arrested for incitement to riot?
Have we reached the point when people in the public eye are able to have open communication with their fans, and welcome them to tweet/facebook them as long as they say lovely things and help build their brand, but anything negative and you're dragged off to the tower.
A teacher once told me I'd let down him, I'd let down my parents and let down myself because I didn't bother to revise for a mock exam in a school report - Should I expect the Police to be kicking his front door down in the next day or so?
LiamB said:
Puggit said:
Why not? He was showing up the scumbag as what he was. Daley did not engage in a war of words, THAT is what he shouldn't do, and didn't.
Sure enough it was a really bad thing to say and all I must add to my post. From reading that, it makes me sound as if I support what the other guy said.
P-Jay said:
A teacher once told me I'd let down him, I'd let down my parents and let down myself because I didn't bother to revise for a mock exam in a school report - Should I expect the Police to be kicking his front door down in the next day or so?
Yeah - but your teacher was probably speaking the truth Eric Mc said:
P-Jay said:
A teacher once told me I'd let down him, I'd let down my parents and let down myself because I didn't bother to revise for a mock exam in a school report - Should I expect the Police to be kicking his front door down in the next day or so?
Yeah - but your teacher was probably speaking the truth 
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