joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL
| Was it NTL or the State that took him to court? 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. | |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court? Changed the link to a better Guardian story with more detail. NTL called the cops, then a court cleared him. | |
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 | joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL | Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court Excellent, much better story. The first one lacked much detail. | |
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J D McDorce
Premium
join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI | Re: Was it NTL or the State that took him to court 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  | |
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