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This Tweet will get you arrested!

Bob2002

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Police have arrested a 19-year-old man over an "offensive" tweet about the Glasgow bin lorry crash that has killed six people.

The tweet, which has since been deleted along with the account that posted it, joked about the tragedy, in which the driver lost control of the vehicle and drove on the pavement, hitting Christmas shoppers "like pinballs".

The tweet said: "So a bin lorry has apparently driven in 100 people in Glasgow eh, probably the most trash it's picked up in one day".

The arrested man, believed to be Ross Loraine, from Sunderland, handed himself in to Northumbria Police.

The force said he was arrested on suspicion of making a malicious communication and had been bailed while they investigated.

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I cannot believe that the police are wasting their time with this Tweet, the Internet and the world at large is full of people who make offensive comments that, at the end of the day, have no significant impact on anyone. Unless new facts emerge this whole situation sounds totally ridiculous. :shrug:
 
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That is simply insane. Over the weekend we had police complaining that it would be impossible to impose tougher laws on drunks as they didn't have the man power, and yet why on earth are they wasting time and money to arrest somebody for posting what is a very stupid, but hardly illegal, remark. Might as well arrest half the Internet, this is crazy. I've seen worse jokes made by TV comedians.
 
because if you control the internet you control the information.. why else would they revive the snoopers charter?
 
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Will they be going after historic meme trolls??

"Need Another Seven Astronauts" comes to mind.
 
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