Troll jailed

[Gob]

Jade Goody website 'troll' from Manchester jailed


An "internet troll" who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.

Colm Coss, of Ardwick, Manchester, posted on a memorial page for Big Brother star Jade Goody and a tribute site to John Paul Massey, a Liverpool boy mauled to death by a dog.

The 36-year-old "preyed on bereaved families" for his "own pleasure", Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

He was jailed for 18 weeks for sending "malicious communications".

The posts included comments claiming he had had sex with the victims' dead bodies, the court heard.

He was charged under the Communications Act 2003, for sending malicious communications that were grossly offensive.

Unemployed Coss was only caught when he sent residents on his street photos of himself saying he was an internet "troll".

One of the residents passed the photos to police who interviewed him before he eventually admitted to posting abusive messages.

The term "troll" was described in court as someone who creates new identities on Facebook accounts and then posts numerous offensive comments to upset or provoke a reaction from others.

Chairwoman of the bench Pauline Salisbury said: "You preyed on bereaved families who were suffering trauma and anxiety.

"We know you gained pleasure and you aren't sorry for what you did."

The defence raised possible mental health issues but they were dismissed by the bench.

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[Lord Jim]

Of course they haven't explained how......



THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!

[Crackpot]

apropos considering you've posted this in every forum

[tyro]

Did anyone hear if they finally put a stake into the heart (if there is one) of that farce known as The World Series?

“World”, indeed.

[dales]

MLB teams have players from all over the world.

[Crackpot]

He's just pissed that the Jays havn't been doing well. (or perhaps it was the exodus of the Expos?)

[oldr_n_wsr]

I could be wrong, but I believe it was called "The World Series" before any other countries had any kind of organized baseball.

Hey, I would be open to the Japanese and/or the dominican republic (or whomever) coming and playing the World Series winning team. And no, they cannot have their countrymen back for the game.

[tyro]

Actually, I heard that the Japanese are very fond of baseball (if you understand their culture, you should see that as some sort of omen) and that they have some very good teams.

None of which are named “The Giants”. But a good name designed to strike fear into the hearts of any opposing team would be “The Radioactive Rising Suns’ of Guns”

[dales]

Tokyo Giants

[oldr_n_wsr]

oh the colors are so familiar.
now where have I seen them

[Joe Guy]

oh the colors are so familiar.
now where have I seen them

Oklahoma State?

[No Greater Fool]

None of which are named “The Giants”. But a good name designed to strike fear into the hearts of any opposing team would be “The Radioactive Rising Suns’ of Guns”

The Yomiuri Giants will be disappointed to hear this.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Any Japanese team named the "Godzillas"?
How about Mothra's or Rodans?

[loCAtek]

... a good name designed to strike fear into the hearts of any opposing team would be “The Radioactive Rising Suns’ of Guns”

They shortened it to;



The Isotopes of Albuquerque, NM (which is scary in a lotta ways-
their mascot is a mutated dog.*)


GO 'TOPES!


*

Orbit

[tyro]

I suppose that in some perverse way, the Japanese would have to have a baseball team named the Giants.

Before I step out on another limb, do they have one called “The Red Skins”?

[No Greater Fool]

No, but they do have the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.