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I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but I'm afraid you argue against yourself. At one point you say that David Allen Green knows perfectly well that he cannot be prosecuted for repeating Paul Chambers' tweet because Collins requires that we look at the context of the message. However, when the context has been decided to be "the times in which we live and the threat of terrorism particularly in relation to airports" (paraphrased) then this clearly applies to anything. This is made worse by your quite correct assertion that the message need not be menacing but can be "of a menacing character", which this would be when treated to that false context. I've taken your invitation to consider various scenarios and I can tell you in no uncertain terms that I would not have any negative reaction to the tweet as it was made because I understand the difference between a rant and a threat. I don't think you've really studied this case very well. C-

4-Dec-2010

11:56 pm