Internet trolls could face up to two years in jail under new laws, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said.He told the Mail on Sunday quadrupling the current maximum six-month term showed his determination to "take a stand against a baying cyber-mob".The plan has been announced days after TV presenter Chloe Madeley suffered online abuse, which Mr Grayling described as "crude and degrading".Magistrates could pass serious cases on to crown courts under the new measures.Social media 'venom'Continue reading the main story βStart Quote It needs to be accepted that physical threats should not fall under the 'freedom of speech' umbrellaβChloe MadeleyMr Grayling told the newspaper: "These internet trolls are cowards who are poisoning our national life."No-one would permit such venom in person, so there should be no place for it on social media. That is why we are determined to quadruple the current six-month sentence."Miss Madeley received threats after defending her mother Judy Finnigan's comments on a rape committed by footballer Ched Evans, which she said was "non-violent" and did not cause "bodily harm".Richard Madeley has said "prosecution awaits" those who sent "sick rape threats" to his daughter.Richard and Chloe Madeley Chloe Madeley received threats from internet trolls last weekThe justice secretary said: "As the terrible case of Chloe Madeley showed last week, people are being abused online in the most crude and degrading fashion."This is a law to combat cruelty - and marks our determination to take a stand against a baying cyber-mob."We must send out a clear message: if you troll you risk being behind bars for two years."Miss Madeley told the Mail on Sunday she agreed with the new proposals to update the 10-year-old law.'Online terrorism'"It needs to be accepted that physical threats should not fall under the 'freedom of speech' umbrella," she said."It should be seen as online terrorism and it should be illegal."Those who subject others to sexually offensive, verbally abusive or threatening material online are currently prosecuted in magistrates' courts under the Malicious Communications Act, with a maximum prison sentence of six months.More serious cases could go to crown court under the proposals, where the maximum sentence would be extended.The law change is to be made as an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill going through Parliament.The new measures would also give police more time to collect enough evidence to enable successful prosecutions to be brought.Mr Grayling had announced earlier this month that the Bill would also have an amendment dealing with so-called "revenge porn", with those posting such images on the internet facing two years in jail.
I would honestly feel no shame at all if I was actually arrested for something like that. I would feel so legend.
Quote from: RustingFloor on October 19, 2014, 02:16:04 AMlol Yuropoors cannot into freedom of speech.In all fairness, physical threats aren't free speech, but it's still pretty silly.
lol Yuropoors cannot into freedom of speech.
Quote from: Naja on October 19, 2014, 02:29:11 AMThat bitch just needs a a sense of hum... oh frack here's the police -_-Fals- Oh, wait, are you in America? Ehh, why am I even asking. If you were they would have just murdered you so they could get some vacation time.
That bitch just needs a a sense of hum... oh frack here's the police -_-
Here's the difference, there are people you know in real life or people in your life that may be bullying you, and there are losers online who tell you to kill yourself and all that jazz. One is bullying, and the medium makes no difference simply because it's online. We should prosecute for bullying. And the next is people like Verbatim. If you can't handle the Verbatims, get off the Internet.
Quote from: Naja on October 19, 2014, 04:47:46 AMQuote from: challengerX on October 19, 2014, 03:58:50 AMHere's the difference, there are people you know in real life or people in your life that may be bullying you, and there are losers online who tell you to kill yourself and all that jazz. One is bullying, and the medium makes no difference simply because it's online. We should prosecute for bullying. And the next is people like Verbatim. If you can't handle the Verbatims, get off the Internet. I think you have it arse about face, it's people like Verbatim that can't handle the internet.HAHAHAHAHA Right you are.
Quote from: challengerX on October 19, 2014, 03:58:50 AMHere's the difference, there are people you know in real life or people in your life that may be bullying you, and there are losers online who tell you to kill yourself and all that jazz. One is bullying, and the medium makes no difference simply because it's online. We should prosecute for bullying. And the next is people like Verbatim. If you can't handle the Verbatims, get off the Internet. I think you have it arse about face, it's people like Verbatim that can't handle the internet.
Quote from: Naja on October 19, 2014, 04:56:31 AMI've seriously never seen anyone that upset over a ban lol, I'm still getting death threats and called a "cunt" because Slash perma banned him lolReported for bypassing the filter. Enjoy your three second ban.I didn't realize Slash was that cool. What was he banned for? Was it really for abusing the report function?
I've seriously never seen anyone that upset over a ban lol, I'm still getting death threats and called a "cunt" because Slash perma banned him lol
Quote from: Naja on October 19, 2014, 05:07:50 AMReported for breach of privacy.
whilst kiddy fiddlers get only a couple of months
Good.Should happen here in America too.Too much of neckbearded basement kids insulting people online and issuing threats.
Quote from: Camnator on October 19, 2014, 02:18:14 AMQuote from: RustingFloor on October 19, 2014, 02:16:04 AMlol Yuropoors cannot into freedom of speech.In all fairness, physical threats aren't free speech, but it's still pretty silly.I'm willing to bet a lot of money on these laws being used as precedent to lock up political dissidents within the next 20 years
Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws.
