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TwitterJokeTrial and the relationship of criminal law to social media

I agree with your comment that the tweet was "self evidently jokey" With that in mind what concerns me is how the CPS concluded that the case was one that satisfied the public interest criteria that I understood had to be considered in the first place. They may feel justified in having taken the decision bearing in mind that so far the courts have found in their favour but the courts do not delve into whether the prosecution is one that should have been taken in the first place. It cannot be right that a jokey comment made to a select few leads to a law abiding citizen (as far as I am aware) having a criminal record with all the negative consequences that flow from that. This kind of heavy handed response can do nothing for public confidence in the police or CPS.

28-Jun-2012

8:11 pm