Sean Duffy was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison. The court heard he had been "trolling" - or posting malicious messages onto memorial sites set up for people who have recently died.The case concentrated on the case of Natasha MacBryde, 15, who committed suicide by throwing herself under a train. A number of messages were posted by Duffy on a site set up by her brother. The 25-year-old set up anonymous profile called "Tasha the Tank Engine" and posted distressing and macabre videos on Youtube.
gavredking wrote: » Thats more cnutish then trolling in my books.
LondonIrish90 wrote: » He's not your average internet troll. He's far worse - a deeply evil person. I hope he gets battered about in prison.
MitchKoobski wrote: » Thats not trolling, thats just being a dick.
Her mother, Jane, who is separated from Natasha's father, said her daughter would print out lyrics of songs and put them on her bedroom wall. One song, Bruno Mars' Grenade contained the line "I'd jump in front of a train for you". In a statement, her family said: "We believe that the evocative lyrics of one of her favourite songs, Grenade by Bruno Mars, coupled with access to certain websites suggesting such actions, caused her to make such a sudden drastic and uncharacteristic decision.
mikemac wrote: » Blaming song lyrics. Makes a change from blaming video games I suppose Of course bad parenting wasn't to blame, no no no
Gummy Panda wrote: » I don't think they're blaming the song. They're just saying where she got the idea for her method of suicide.
mickydoomsux wrote: » So we have a legally enforceable right-to-not-be-offended now. The guy was a bit of an asshole but people need to grow thicker skin. Soon enough you literally won't be able to say anything because it'll offended someone.