[sherr]

Yes, bad laws that are open to interpretation, perhaps as designed. But the police have a lot of discretion and it's much easier to go after someone for an obnoxious tweet or supposed offense than it is to go after real crimes. We always hear "lessons will be learned" after the fact, again and again, but they don't seem to be.

[chairmansteve]

"it's much easier to go after someone for an obnoxious tweet".

That is a very good point. The evidence is right there literally in black and white.

And they can easily get there conviction rates up, which probably matters.

[account-5]

The two laws that the article mentions are pretty well explained in it, fairly clear cut in was can be a criminal act under them. Now whether they are fit for purpose in modern contexts or whether they are too broad is another matter, and not one the police can do anything about. Their job is to enforce what's on the book.

[dzhiurgis]

> much easier to go after someone for an obnoxious tweet

How far do they go? Will they subpeona twitter if you have pseudonym and track down your ip address? How about tor and vpn, will they actually go thru four letter agencies to track you down?