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Twitter Joke Trial: I do not consider @pauljchambers tweet to be "obviously menacing"

Twitter Joke Trial: I do not consider @pauljchambers tweet to be "obviously menacing"

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 9 months ago
As reported in The Guardian's article "Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers loses appeal against conviction" of November 11th 2010, Judge Jacqueline Davies stated that Paul Chambers tweet: "Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!" was "menacing in its content and obviously so. It could not be more clear. Any ordinary person reading this would see it in that way and be alarmed." We the undersigned, as ordinary people, do not see it in that way and are not alarmed. Because the Judge's statement is factually incorrect, we believe the conviction should be overturned.

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Reached 2,500 supporters

November 12, 2010

Reached 1,000 supporters

November 12, 2010

Reached 100 supporters

November 11, 2010

November 10, 2010

The climb toward 2,500 signatures is exhausting and my patience is running thin with how this case is being handled. Please get this in front of more people who understand common sense because we need to hit that mark to be taken seriously.

November 8, 2010

The days have been long and the legal jargon is draining but we are gaining ground toward that first hundred signatures. Please take a moment to pass this link along to someone who recognizes how absurd this conviction actually is.

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Mark Nair
15 years ago Featured

Ridiculous. Everyone knows he was just venting frustration about his flight being cancelled. You would have to be an idiot to think he was actually going to blow up an airport.

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Emma Huang
15 years ago Featured

how is this criminal? he was just angry his trip got ruined. leave the guy alone.

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Dave Velez
15 years ago Featured

the judge needs to get a real life and learn how the internet works. honestly embarrassing for the courts.

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Jason Hale
15 years ago Featured

if this is a crime then half the internet should be in jail right now. absolute joke of a conviction.

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Sarah Pearce
15 years ago Featured

FREE PAUL! This is complete nonsense. Its a joke and anyone with a brain can see that. Legal system is broken.

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Liam Zhang
15 years ago Featured

total overreaction. waste of tax payer money prosecuting someone for a tweet.

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