Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r13616603 en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:58:34 EDT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:58:34 EDT Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13616603 J D McDorce : It have been more interesting if he were tried for slander versus making a grossly offensive message, although the ultimate outcome might not have changed ;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13616603 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 10:58:47 EDT Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13616000 joebear29 : Excellent, much better story. The first one lacked much detail.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13616000 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:20:57 EDT Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13615984 Karl Bode : Changed the link to a better Guardian story with more detail. NTL called the cops, then a court cleared him.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13615984 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:17:35 EDT Was it NTL or the State that took him to court? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13615966 joebear29 : Was he sued by the company or criminally charged? The verbiage in the article seems to suggest criminal.

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The taxi driver who replaced NTL's customer service helpline's automated hold message with a four-letter tirade has been acquitted from Teeside Magistrate's court.


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According to the Teeside judge, the message was not 'grossly offensive' and therefore Gibbins could not be prosecuted.


But I am not familiar with the UK legal system so I don't know for sure.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13615966 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:14:21 EDT