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#FreeTheBexleyOne - Prosecuted for Swearing on Twitter!!??

"Olly Cromwell was found guilty under Section 127 of the Telecommunications Act 2003 of Tweeting a grossly offensive and menacing comment;"

He was found not guilty of harrasment, so they prosecuted him swearing on Twitter!!

Search Twitter for #FreeTheBexleyOne to find more...

So much for Freedom of speech!

http://bexley-is-bonkers.co.uk/blogs/2012/april.shtml#12pt3

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Olly Cromwell conviction

Have forwarded to newsdesk for perusal.

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Yeah, but that's not strictly true is it. He identifies a council member by name and tells people to put sh*t through his letterbox. I don't really see the problem here...

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