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   XPost: uk.legal, alt.politics.uk   
   From: basil@spamspamspam.com   
      
   On 2017\01\11 19:55, burfordTjustice wrote:   
   >   
   > Convictions for crimes under Section 127 of the Communications Act of 2003,   
   a law increasingly used to prosecute “internet trolls”, have increased   
   ten-fold in a decade, official figures revealed in May last year. They showed   
   1,209 people were found    
   guilty of offences under the law, compared with 143 in 2004, according to the   
   Ministry of Justice.   
   >   
   > The law criminalises “using [a] public electronic communications network   
   in order to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety,” and can   
   result in a six-month prison term or fine of up to £5,000.   
      
   Can't we get half of the government jailed with this?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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