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So if the Police thought the threat was genuine then surely he would have been charged with that offence?
It has nothing to do with it being genuine or not....
Its the fact he said it to cause distress! Malicious intent!
So if the Police thought the threat was genuine then surely he would have been charged with that offence?
Hi,
So I was just reading:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19092545
at the bottom it states:-
Earlier this week Tom Daley reported a Twitter user for sending him offensive messages after he failed to secure an Olympic medal in the 10m synchronised dive.
The user was arrested and given a warning.
Can you be arrested for saying something offensive, seems a bit odd to me.
So if I say something offensive I can be arrested and be given a Police warning!
Now obviously saying horrible things about someones Dad is pretty indefensible but surely it's not arrestable!
HEADRAT
Says who? If a threat is made the police have to treat it seriously.
IIRC it started with an offensive message which Tom Daley then retweeted to all his followers. The tool who sent the original message then tweeted Tom Daley again, this time with a weak death threat and it was for that which he was arrested.
So if the Police thought the threat was genuine then surely he would have been charged with that offence?
If I made a complaint about a comedian making a joke about them killing Justin Bieber (which has been done 1000 times before) would you expect the police to arrest them and assume they actually had plans to do it?
Using a comedian as an analogy is really stupid.
fair enough tbh... while I don't agree with someone being arrested for insulting someone else a death threat deserves a police response regardless of intent.

Why, I am sure Rebecca Adlington found what Frankie Boyle tweeted offensive.
do you think the police will treat similar death threats aimed towards "non celebs" in the same way and urgency?
No they won't! Celebs deserve all the stick they get, personally I wouldn't spit on them if they were on fire. Apart from those who are genuinely modest, humble and do great things for their local communities, society and charity.
The rest of them just live of the attention people give towards them.![]()
You don't want my opinion on what I think of Frankie Boyle's "comedy", or anyone that thinks anything he does or says is in anyway entertaining.
Using a comedian as an analogy is really stupid.
Why? Shouldn't the law apply to all?
OK so if I posted "I hate Justin Bieber, I'd love to kill the little twerp" you'd think it reasonable for the Police to interview me over it?
It isn't about what you think is entertaining, he was not arrested for sending a malicious communication was he.
By no means does he think he's god's gift. He's a diver who has trained hard and done well.Whoever this Daley guy is he is a tool and that goes for every other celebrity who thinks that they are God's gift and are a cut above the rest.
Justin Beiber has the reading age of a half wit.
Good job I didnt tweet that!