British Man Gets Jail Time For Showing Cellphone Video of a Beheading

[charmtrap]

A man who used his mobile phone to replay footage of a beheading in Iraq to a hotel shop worker has been jailed for 60 days.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4289892.stm

Too bad American and British soldiers aren't held to the same standards...

 

[Inconel]

Sure, jolting someone by showing them the barbaric deeds of the enemy may be a rude thing to do, but does it deserve 2 months in jail? We had a similiar incident in the US a while back, with the exception of jail time http://www.nbcsandiego.com/education/3306083/detail.html

 

[Sycophant]

Poor decision making on his part, but it doesn't really seem like it should result in jail time.

 

[Cerberus~]

Yay for free speech!