Man Gets 18 weeks prison for trolling facebook memorial pages. - Polidicks

[quote]Jade Goody website 'troll' from Manchester jailed Colm Coss's activities were uncovered when he posted photos of himself to neighbours An "internet troll" who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed. Colm Coss, of Ardwick, Manchester, posted on a memorial page for Big Brother star Jade Goody and a tribute site to John Paul Massey, a Liverpool boy mauled to death by a dog. The 36-year-old "preyed on bereaved families" for his "own pleasure", Manchester Magistrates Court heard. He was jailed for 18 weeks for sending "malicious communications". The posts included comments claiming he had had sex with the victims' dead bodies, the court heard. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote We know you gained pleasure and you aren't sorry for what you did” Pauline Salisbury Chair of the bench Mental health He was charged under the Communications Act 2003, for sending malicious communications that were grossly offensive. Unemployed Coss was only caught when he sent residents on his street photos of himself saying he was an internet "troll". One of the residents passed the photos to police who interviewed him before he eventually admitted to posting abusive messages. The term "troll" was described in court as someone who creates new identities on Facebook accounts and then posts numerous offensive comments to upset or provoke a reaction from others. Chairwoman of the bench Pauline Salisbury said: "You preyed on bereaved families who were suffering trauma and anxiety. "We know you gained pleasure and you aren't sorry for what you did." The defence raised possible mental health issues but they were dismissed by the bench.[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11650593[/url] Is this the first punishment for trolling?

i know that guy, holy shit.

Finally, some justice. This needs to happen on Facepunch.

Read this earlier... Lols really.

Is that trolling though, really?

[QUOTE=Wyvers;25724194]Is that trolling though, really?[/QUOTE] Yes...

[QUOTE=Wyvers;25724194]Is that trolling though, really?[/QUOTE] What else can it be?

Thank god for the first amendment and freedom of speech, America rocks Jailing someone over this kind of petty harassment is silly

I don't see why people cared about Jade Goody anyway. Sure her family and friends yeah, but she had a better fucking turn out for her funeral than princess fucking Di. Seriously, look it's fucking ridiculous that some asshat who went on big cunting brother gets as much fucking publicity as she did. [img]http://www1.pictures.fp.zimbio.com/Jade+Goody+Funeral+Procession+07W0PGr0Lcsl.jpg[/img]

[img]http://chaz.bdmonkeys.net/lj/2010/02/troll_vector.png[/img] Problem, bereft?

[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;25724228][img_thumb]http://forum.cheatengine.org/files/cool_face_986.jpg[/img_thumb] Problem, bereft?[/QUOTE] Why the fuck did you have to post that?

didn't realise it was huge :(

hahahaha facepunch is an underground trolling ring now [editline]29th October 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=bravehat;25724218]I don't see why people cared about Jade Goody anyway. Sure her family and friends yeah, but she had a better fucking turn out for her funeral than princess fucking Di. Seriously, look it's fucking ridiculous that some asshat who went on big cunting brother gets as much fucking publicity as she did. [img_thumb]http://www1.pictures.fp.zimbio.com/Jade+Goody+Funeral+Procession+07W0PGr0Lcsl.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] She was famous for existing.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;25724257]hahahaha facepunch is an underground trolling ring now [editline]29th October 2010[/editline] She was famous for existing.[/QUOTE] Which is just a pathetic reason to be famous for.

[QUOTE=lemongrapes;25724164]Source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11650593[/url] Is this the first punishment for trolling?[/QUOTE] They also defined troll wrong. Great, fucking fantastic job. Also "We know you gained pleasure and aren't sorry for what you did" OMG THE JUSTICE SYSTEM KNOWS SOMETHING NOW!?!? That's weird cause from what I learned in forensics everything is based off of probabilities and odds, and it was a very rare moment indeed when you knew someones thoughts. Just saying.

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[quote]The term "troll" was described in court as someone who creates new identities on Facebook accounts and then posts numerous offensive comments to upset or provoke a reaction from others. [/quote] I'm quite a fan of facebook, but them describing trolling as purely a facebook phenomena really riles me.

Good.

Why does this guy get arrested but Westboro doesn't?

Don't agree at all. So much for " Freedom of Speech. " And for those of you who are going to take initiative and rate me dumb, let me just hearken upon you for one minute here. Facebook allows you to block and ignore users for a reason. At the bottom of their website it says it is a [b]PRIVATE[/b] network. (European Convention on Human Rights - look it up)

And yet no one jails those cocks at Westboro when they troll around funerals of gay Marines? Our justice system is all kinds of fucked up.

[QUOTE=R3mix;25724336]Don't agree at all. So much for " Freedom of Speech. " And for those of you who are going to take initiative and rate me dumb, let me just hearken upon you for one minute here. Facebook allows you to block and ignore users for a reason. At the bottom of their website it says it is a [B]PRIVATE[/B] network.[/QUOTE] UK has freedom of speech? Not from there, so I honestly don't know. Either way, freedom of speech is one thing...harrassment is another.

[QUOTE=Kade;25724306]I'm quite a fan of facebook, but them describing trolling as purely a facebook phenomena really riles me.[/QUOTE] Well people call 4chan a terrorist site when it's clearly Anonymous who do all that trolling shit... Those who don't visit internet culture forums (Facepunch, 4chan, Something Awful, etc) have no idea what they're talking about half the time when it comes to internet phenomena.

[QUOTE=R3mix;25724336]Don't agree at all. So much for " Freedom of Speech. " [/QUOTE] The whole world =/= The United States.

Possibly the stupidest reason to go to jail :colbert:

[QUOTE=faze;25724347]UK has freedom of speech? Not from there, so I honestly don't know. Either way, freedom of speech is one thing...harrassment is another.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Doriol;25724352]The whole world =/= The United States.[/QUOTE] European Convention on Human Rights, and look up Human Rights.

[quote]The posts included comments claiming he had had sex with the victims' dead bodies, the court heard.[/quote] wow

There is a fine line between using your freedom of speech, and harassment.

[QUOTE=not_Morph53;25724438]There is a fine line between using your freedom of speech, and harassment.[/QUOTE] Yep, he was saying he fucked their dead bodies. That is harassment my friends, not "freedom of speech."

[QUOTE=not_Morph53;25724438]There is a fine line between using your freedom of speech, and harassment.[/QUOTE] Extremely true. Without starting up a debate here, just want to add to your statement, harassment is a Civil Suit ( Court Case ) matter in the USA, and I'm pretty sure it's the same in the UK.