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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Omollo on October 19, 2014, 09:47:57 PM
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People who post venomous and harassing messages online could face up to two years in prison, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has pledged – an increase on the six months currently in place for perpetrators.
Unveiling the plans to the Mail on Sunday, Mr Grayling said “internet trolls are cowards who are poisoning our national life.”
The penalty for sending menacing, obscene or offensive communications is currently set at six months in prison, a level five fine up to £5,000, or both.
Cases are normally dealt with in Magistrates’ Courts, but the new measure will mean that they can be passed up to the Crown Court, which has increased power to hand out tougher judgements.
The sentences for those found guilty of stalking, harassment and fear of violence will, then, quadruple, though anyone who makes a direct threat to someone’s life can already been punished with 10 years in jail.
Mr Grayling said: “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.”
Web users who send vitriolic, harassing or menacing messages online could now face up to two years in prison Web users who send vitriolic, harassing or menacing messages online could now face up to two years in prison His comments come days after Chloe Madeley, the daughter of Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley, revealed that she had been on the receiving end of rape threats following her mother’s comments on the case of convicted rapist footballer Ched Evans.
Finnigan had appeared on ITV’s Loose Women to discuss the rehabilitation of Evans back into society amid his impending release from jail.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced the new measures today Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced the new measures today She said that he should get his job back, adding that the rape he was convicted of was “not violent”.
Following a slew of criticism at her remarks, Finnigan apologised “unreservedly” yet her daughter was sent vicious messages and threats, which her father, Richard, promised would be investigated.
“As the terrible case of Chloe Madeley showed last week, people are being abused online in the most crude and degrading fashion,” Mr Grayling added.
“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.”
Ms Madeley welcomed the government’s decision and said that the law “obviously needs to be reviewed”.
She told the paper that being able to send malicious messages should not be considered freedom of speech, but that it should be viewed as “online terrorism”.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/internet-trolls-to-be-imprisoned-for-two-years-in-crackdown-on-cyber-hate-9804387.html
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Njamlik is one of the "old" netters online just like TRV, Omollo, veritas etc. He should by now know how to go online. % yrs was not enough
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Hello TRV... lovely to see you... :)
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Omolo
So is a fly keeps following you do you ignore or go after it?
There is an escape key on your keyboard. use it.
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Omolo
So is a fly keeps following you do you ignore or go after it?
There is an escape key on your keyboard. use it.
It is public knowledge that Njamlik stalks me online. You are asking me to run? I brought up this law to show how such trolls can now be brought to book. The good thing is that UK and Netherlands are part of the EU so legal action taken in UK would automatically be enforceable in Holland. Do you support stalkers?
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Unless someone has a known mental problem, ignore them.Every site has a block button.
Omolo
So is a fly keeps following you do you ignore or go after it?
There is an escape key on your keyboard. use it.
It is public knowledge that Njamlik stalks me online. You are asking me to run? I brought up this law to show how such trolls can now be brought to book. The good thing is that UK and Netherlands are part of the EU so legal action taken in UK would automatically be enforceable in Holland. Do you support stalkers?
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You are not being serious here. Njamlik understands only one language - balanced terror.
Unless someone has a known mental problem, ignore them.Every site has a block button.
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Omollo, it's understandable you've been victimised for a while. It's over now. Forget Natty and his stalking. It's in the past. Don't let one person define your online persona.
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Omollo, it's understandable you've been victimised for a while. It's over now. Forget Natty and his stalking. It's in the past. Don't let one person define your online persona.
Sorry, but that won't happen, with due respect. An apology from him perhaps otherwise the struggle continues. He will stop it any time he wants and he know how.