> St Albans Magistrates’ Court found her guilty, under the Communications Act (2003), of using a public communications network to “cause annoyance, inconvenience and anxiety”.
Fortunately, she eventually won on appeal and her conviction was overturned, but the process itself was the punishment.
Police need less power, not more sociology degrees.
Policing has gone in this direction in the UK, and now you have mothers being arrested in front of their children after “misgendering” someone online: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-stand-with-kate-scotto...
> St Albans Magistrates’ Court found her guilty, under the Communications Act (2003), of using a public communications network to “cause annoyance, inconvenience and anxiety”.
Fortunately, she eventually won on appeal and her conviction was overturned, but the process itself was the punishment.
Police need less power, not more sociology degrees.