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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:23 AM Original message |
London riots: Twitter users face arrest for inciting looters |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. ah british free speech. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Free speech is not 'free'. |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Defenders of private property love to equate it with human suffering |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. No they weren't... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Convenient of you to ignore the fact |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Fortunately those at home in the burning building are not dead |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. There are far far more people adversly affected |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I was looking forward to going to the Olympics |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I very much doubt the football crowd are involved |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. No, not really..... |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. the events are very expensive |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Track |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. It would be so easy for me to make these Olympics |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I can't relate to the ticket prices |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Thanks! |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Yo' welcome |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I was in Austria last month and may return in a few days for more R & R |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Several... |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Track and Field tickets are expensive in London |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. The tickets weren't cheap in Atlanta either.... |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Sounds like it's a "been there done that" kind of deal |
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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Here's an example BBM |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. BBM have already agreed to assist the police |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. What a bizarrely inappropriate comparison! Destroying property is NOT raping four-year-olds. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. In this case, it is a perfectly justified comparison. |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Who were the 4 years old raped because of these tweets? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I believe you're conflating |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. when they are tossing bricks into a 4 year olds genitals |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Rape is horrible; looting is wonderful. nt |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Was a dead cert the police would home in on that |
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adhd_what_huh (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. do not f*ck with peoples ability to communicate...there is no coming back from that |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The ability to communicate cannot be separated from accountability for one's actions |
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sfpcjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. They pee in the streets there. What do you expect? |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. You have no idea what you're talking about..... |
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sfpcjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Really? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Technically, BooScout is right about the UK GDP figures, and you're wrong |
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Stella_Artois (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Being an arrogant dick won't make people come around to your point of view. |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. I know you're spouting bs |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
48. You don't know what your talking about. |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't doubt that some looters are using Twitter |
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Stella_Artois (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Hmmm |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. To be perfectly honest |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I wouldn't object to water cannons... |
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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It seems like there may be Vigilante action starting up |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I can't blame them |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I think vigilante action is inevitable in the current circumstances |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. To be honest...... |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. The police are spread very thin |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. That was inevitable |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-08-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. BlackBerry Messaging have already agreed to help the police |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
51. so much for the revolutionary power of social media. just helps the authorities find you faster. |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Check out the #tweetalooter hashtag on Twitter |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
52. A positive story about Twitter & the riots! |
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