XPost: uk.transport.london, uk.politics.misc, uk.legal   
   XPost: alt.politics.uk   
   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:01:18 +0000   
   Basil Jet  wrote:   
      
   > 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?   
   >    
      
   maybe   
      
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