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Prediction: the comments in this thread will once again demonstrate the deep division between brits and yanks in their commitment to free speech.

hga 12y ago
I think that depends. In the US "terroristic threats", what's being cited to extend the time in prison for violating this law, are I gather generally illegal, Wikipedia uses Texas as an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat A little digging found that the penalty is up to 6 months in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. I don't know of any American that has a problem with that. EDITED: arethuza pointed out a Wikipedia article on this law goes which makes vague (but entirely believable to me claims) that it and its enforcement go way beyond that. However its one concrete example "In 2012 an individual was arrested under the Act for saying that Olympic diver Ton Daley let his late father down by not winning at medal at the London Olympics." is reported by many sources on the net to actually include a white line terroristic threat. ADDED PROLOGUE: To the extent this punishes thought crimes instead of terroristic threats, it's another reason we rebelled against them, and are rebelling against our betters who, while not quite yet putting us in jail for thought crimes, are moving smartly along in creating a totalitarian paradise, see e.g. the Houston Mayor for the most recent notorious example.
- DanBC 12y ago
  Tom Daley's troll was arrested, and given a harassment caution, for making a death threat - threatening to drown Daley. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/30/tom-daley-twitter-troll-dead-dad-olympics-london-2012_n_1720838.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/30/tom-daley-twitter... "i'm going to find you and i'm going to drown you in the pool you cocky tw*t your a nobody people like you make me sick."
  - arethuza 12y ago
    Exactly - that part of the Wikipedia page I linked to should really be updated to point that out.

hga 12y ago

I think that depends. In the US "terroristic threats", what's being cited to extend the time in prison for violating this law, are I gather generally illegal, Wikipedia uses Texas as an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat A little digging found that the penalty is up to 6 months in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. I don't know of any American that has a problem with that. EDITED: arethuza pointed out a Wikipedia article on this law goes which makes vague (but entirely believable to me claims) that it and its enforcement go way beyond that. However its one concrete example "In 2012 an individual was arrested under the Act for saying that Olympic diver Ton Daley let his late father down by not winning at medal at the London Olympics." is reported by many sources on the net to actually include a white line terroristic threat. ADDED PROLOGUE: To the extent this punishes thought crimes instead of terroristic threats, it's another reason we rebelled against them, and are rebelling against our betters who, while not quite yet putting us in jail for thought crimes, are moving smartly along in creating a totalitarian paradise, see e.g. the Houston Mayor for the most recent notorious example.

DanBC 12y ago
Tom Daley's troll was arrested, and given a harassment caution, for making a death threat - threatening to drown Daley. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/30/tom-daley-twitter-troll-dead-dad-olympics-london-2012_n_1720838.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/30/tom-daley-twitter... "i'm going to find you and i'm going to drown you in the pool you cocky tw*t your a nobody people like you make me sick."
- arethuza 12y ago
  Exactly - that part of the Wikipedia page I linked to should really be updated to point that out.