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Sean Duffy, 25, from the Reading area, admitted posting the doctored image.
Duffy was given 300 hours of community service at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
He was also given a two-year supervision order and banned from joining social network sites.
He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison last September after admitting two "trolling" charges - a term used to describe the trend of anonymously seeking to provoke outrage by posting insults and abuse online.
Originally posted by TKDRL
Well, I sure am glad I don't live in the UK. Seems pretty crazy to me, as a freedom loving american, that some one can be arrested for posting a photoshopped image.
What say you ATS?
arstechnica.com
Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distress"
A new Tennessee law makes it a crime to "transmit or display an image" online that is likely to "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress" to someone who sees it. Violations can get you almost a year in jail time or up to $2500 in fines.
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The new legislation adds images to the list of communications that can trigger criminal liability. But for image postings, the "emotionally distressed" individual need not be the intended recipient. Anyone who sees the image is a potential victim. If a court decides you "should have known" that an image you posted would be upsetting to someone who sees it, you could face months in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.
Originally posted by icepack
what kind of image was it ? why was it offensive ? i couldnt find it on the internet.
Originally posted by icepack
what kind of image was it ? why was it offensive ? i couldnt find it on the internet.
Originally posted by TomServo
reply to post by TKDRL
He wasnt jailed, he was sentenced community service. You say 'arrested', implicating that he was imprisoned. I think the punishment was appropriate.
Here in the US, you would probably get a hefty fine, which i no way fits the crime.