Little things that irk you.. (no swearing please)

[smouty]

From a security perspective, what head of security would ignore a threat such as this which I think everyone agrees is 99.99% unlikely to happen but what if it was that one 0.01% of the time it did and someone was hurt.
You can see the headlines now.
The amount of money involved in investigating every little incident adds up to a significant amount and also reduces the effectiveness of security overall due to the 'cry wolf' effect.

[burntoutbanger]

But I think it's an abuse of the law. I can't believe the intention was to cover this sort of thing. Half the posts on this forum and most others would be breaking the law.

To the best of my knowledge slander is a civil matter, so if I called you an inflammatory untrue term then you could sue me but the police would not be interested.
What happened here is somebody made a threat (however empty we view it) against the safety of multiple people that would be in a public place. It's harsh that he's lost his job over this but I can't honestly defend what he did.

[burntoutbanger]

From a security perspective, what head of security would ignore a threat such as this which I think everyone agrees is 99.99% unlikely to happen but what if it was that one 0.01% of the time it did and someone was hurt.
You can see the headlines now.
The amount of money involved in investigating every little incident adds up to a significant amount and also reduces the effectiveness of security overall due to the 'cry wolf' effect.

Totally agree. It's harsh but there can be no other way.

[Brats]

What happened here is somebody made a threat (however empty we view it) against the safety of multiple people that would be in a public place. It's harsh that he's lost his job over this but I can't honestly defend what he did.

He didn't make a threat though - he vented his spleen. I don't believe that anyone would mistake his rant for anything other than it actually was. It was in direct relation to his flight being cancelled for a start. If it was unprovoked, I could possibly understand it, but not this.

Besides, the airport found the tweet a few days after he had made it. Hardly a security threat by then.

How many times do we see people on here posting things like 'If game X doesn't arrive through my front door, I will go on a murderous rampage'. No-one takes these comments seriously. You'd have to have a severe lack on humanity to believe that his fairly unremarkable outburst was anything other than a simple annoyance.

[burntoutbanger]

I do basically agree with you but the law doesn't and if people, furious from missing games and threatening murderous rampages, were to be charged for such threats then they would only have themselves to blame.

[Brats]

I'd argue it's the judge who doesn't agree rather than the law. This is a judges intepretation of the law which forms caselaw, which can be challenged and changed when a judge makes an especially idiotic decision (which is what I think has happened here),

[burntoutbanger]

Peace?

[Decider-VT]

I'm sure we can agree that it was a foolish tweet to make and a reminder to us all that the internet is not some totally free form sounding board where anything can be said without consequence and on it the laws of the land do still apply.

Hmm, national law vs. the Internet is something of a grey area. Although I agree with enforcement of law on the Internet for certain areas (such as distribution of questionable materials), legally punishing citizens for posting questionable personal opinions is something of a frightening step.

While I agree with the need for vigilance on behalf of the airport in this case, I believe that the punishment for the "crime" was in excess of what was really necessary. Ultimately one has to determine what was acheived as a result of the punishment- it certainly won't deter people from venting on the Internet (or this thread).

Caution = admission of guilt and a criminal record

Lots of people don't realise this.

Neither did I, thanks for clarifying that.

[Brats]

Peace?

Aye, I've nothing against you and you make good points . It just irks me a bit when the law is misinterpreted so badly like this.

[burntoutbanger]

Me too, I do think the fine and caution is way OTT and the fact his company sacked him very unfortunate too. As Decider-VT says I can't see it stopping others venting their spleens on the internet (the deterrent factor being the only reason behind the strict sentencing imo), the internet is just to vast and anonymous for that to happen.

Still everyone should think twice about what they post online.

On a side note this guy tweeted about the snow some nine days before the flight was due. I mean that's some impatience, hope the woman he was due to meet was worth it?!

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Right, come on boys back to some real important irks, like mine below .

1. THe postie not ringing my doorbell to get a signature, then scribbling on the 'Sorry You Were Out' form with what looks like writing done by someones foot! How many hrs am I supposed to wait before picking it up?, because I cant tell whether he's scrawled a '3', a '5' or a '6' ffs!!

2. Why is it that when I buy 2 pairs of the same trousers online that the Navy 32R's are looser in the leg & the butt than the Black 33R's? I dont know if I should risk sending the 32's back for 30's just incase the 30's are too tight now.
I hate buying clothes. Especially trou!

[EJG1980]

Trousers waist sizes are a complete mystery. I've lost a bit of weight this year so I'm able to get back into some old trousers that I haven't used for a while; found a 34 inch waist that fit with no problem yet a different 36 inch pair would barely zip up!

[Darwock]

Gulping noises in TV commercials. I never even noticed this until I was subjected to Japanese TV, so it might be something unique to this country. 8 out of 10 commercials are for some kind of drink... either beer or energy drink or health supplement or whatever - and they are always accompanied by a horribly loud and detailed squelchy gulp noise of someone swallowing it. They usually even silence the music or mute all other noises so we get the full effect! I guess the market research decided that makes people feel refreshed or something? It just turns my stomach ><

[eastyy]

Gulping noises in TV commercials. I never even noticed this until I was subjected to Japanese TV, so it might be something unique to this country. 8 out of 10 commercials are for some kind of drink... either beer or energy drink or health supplement or whatever - and they are always accompanied by a horribly loud and detailed squelchy gulp noise of someone swallowing it. They usually even silence the music or mute all other noises so we get the full effect! I guess the market research decided that makes people feel refreshed or something? It just turns my stomach ><

i really really agree with you there ...it does irk me quite a bit to

speaking of ads....guys shaving ...when its obvious they were clean shaven to begin with

[Nif]

i really really agree with you there ...it does irk me quite a bit to

speaking of ads....guys shaving ...when its obvious they were clean shaven to begin with

Agree with you there...if I tried to shave like they do on the adverts I'd take half me face off.

Also the 'Just for men' adverts, not just for the pss poor acting but the fact that their hair is clearly dyed gray to start with.