Man arrested after hostile threats made to feminist campaigner on Twitter( UK)

[theHandpuppet]

This kind of maniacal response because the picture of a woman is to be put on a bank note?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-arrested-after-hostile-threats-made-to-feminist-campaigner-on-twitter-29454752.html

The Belfast Telegraph
28 July 2013

A man has been arrested in connection with a barrage of hostile tweets to a feminist campaigner, including threats to rape and kill her.

Caroline Criado Perez faced a deluge of threats on Twitter over the course of more than a day after she successfully campaigned for a woman's picture to be put on a new bank note.

Scotland Yard said a 21-year-old was arrested today in Manchester on suspicion of harassment offences after officers in Camden, London, received a complaint of malicious communications on Thursday.

Twitter has faced calls to take faster and stronger action against online abuse in the wake of the incident....

[Just Saying]

1. Good!

People that go too far with threats online need to be held accountable.

[Starry Messenger]

2. k&r

[nomorenomore08]

3. I truly don't understand that level of rage. It's so far out of proportion that were it not so scary

it would be laughable...