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by spiderfarmer 434 days ago
The law is pretty clear. If there was the smallest indication it was satire, he wouldn't have been sentenced.
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Eh, "obviously badly manipulated image posted on twitter" would be a good indicator of satire, if obviously untrue drivel posted on Twitter hadn't just taken over the world.

UK equivalent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_joke_trial

> "Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!" (for the benefit of my MI5 handler, that is a quotation not a threat)

So he’s a victim of Poe’s law.