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Monday, May 10, 2010

Twitter joke backfires as £1,000 fine imposed

Twitter joke backfires as £1,000 fine imposed



Twitter bomb joker found guilty

The man who jokingly threatened to bomb an airport in South Yorkshire on Twitter has been found guilty.


UPDATE:

Chambers, of Balby, Doncaster, was fined £385 and told to pay £600 costs.

2 comments:

white rabbit said...

A high price to pay for making a bad joke that no sensible person would begin to take seriously...

jailhouselawyer said...

WR: Post now corrected to reflect £385 fine + £600 costs = £985. Still, almost a grand in total.