In 2010, South Yorkshire police showed up at the workplace of 26-year old Paul Chambers and arrested him. His crime: posting a frustrated joke to Twitter after his girlfriend's flight was delayed due to snow at the local airport.
“Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed," he wrote. "You’ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I’m blowing the airport sky high!!”
I am posting this as a PSA, because I am a moderator on some Chats, and have had to deal with some people that don't seem to believe that what they say or post can have serious, negative, consequences.
They think they can say whatever they want with no consequences.
I am hoping this story might at least make a few people think a bit more, before they say/tweet/post something that could be taken the wrong, criminal or malicious, way.
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