Al Murray on the Twitter joke trial: 'Problem is, the law don't do funny'
comedian Al Murray, the trial court to follow the Twitter joke now famous, called "one of the Monty Python-the-Kafka brainfart '
This week I went to the Royal Court of Justice to provide support to someone in a lot of problems because of a not particularly funny joke. As a former salesman of a joke is not funny (ask critic for The Guardian of comedy, I do not dig at all), it is much more important to me.
When you enter the Royal Court of Justice, which is supposed to be impressed by the cathedral Victorian legal, and I suppose it could be if the reason you are there not so ridiculous. Paul Chambers, which is fully consistent with the "regular guy" Bill, is in the court of appeal against a conviction that is derived from the law with one of its periodic Monty Python-the-brainfarts Kafka. I never read any of Kafka, of course, maybe you should, then I would be as smart as Stewart Lee genuflectee
In a fit of frustration in his flight was delayed by snow, Paul tweeted this message - and hold onto your hats, this is all Zinger - "Damn Robin Hood Airport is closed, you need. week and a bit more to get their shit together, or I will blow sky high from the airport "Not great, but I would say it has many features observational comedy - starts with a mild profanity relies heavily on exclamation points, and a threat pathetic in his heart. Someone who was not a joke, but in fact a threat to the issuance of an airport, "one week and a bit"?
This has a conviction for Paul "send an email to the public was the extremely abusive or otherwise indecent, obscene or threatening to the Communications Act of 2003". He lost his job, his life was kind of ruins more or less
Many people, including platinum Tweeter Stephen Fry, have rallied to support the right of Paul to the jokes of varying quality. Graham Linehan, writer of Father Ted, The IT Crowd and the recent success of West End hit The Ladykillers was deeply involved, a master of the absurd in a state of perplexity face reality - the cutting face is a mask disbelief.
Wednesday, in my new role as a court reporter, I learned to control the quality of Paul assert that only a "beast" would not see that it was a joke. There were, as they say, laughter in the court. But the fundamental problem was that the law makes it fun. Not when there is not a "threat" around. It is obscene and objectively considered obscene (though, that changes, obviously, or we would still prohibit an overview of the ankle instead of navigating the endless ass). I did my best to follow the flow of legal arguments, and several examples of precedents. When it seemed that the game was: the context is not enough if you make a joke, make sure it is clear that a joke is a joke - if you make it clear that a joke is a joke, then it's a joke. So when you say something they see as a joke, to avoid loss of the ruin of work and life, for example "joke".
Now there are people who do that. We know who they are. These are people who have no sense of humor. Chances are some of them may be lawyers: Joke! However, do not say "humbug!" is serious business. This week, the Sun told the story to support Labour named Matt Zarb-cousin who was Twitter that the queen was a "jumper free benefits." A Conservative MP who has nothing better to do than being a colossal prick (! "Joke") has drawn outrage cannons Mr. Zarb-cousin, said. "This is a shameful insult against the Queen" Boom! The problem is, do not say "humbug!" himself, because he was serious. The name of the member would be unfair, because nobody really needs to make a monumental eye twice in a week ("joke"), and would be put on paper again. Mr. Zarb-cousin took a break to sharpen his knife ("joke") and ended up back, yielding to the pressure of a grade-assclown ("joke"): "To clarify the above comments about the Queen: it was a joke and not intended to be taken literally did not intend to offend and apologize ".. By God.
seems that, in the center of the Twitter, some people, some of them perhaps the judges ("joke"), really do not understand at all. I'm on Twitter, and has tons of followers, and I do not really understand. I do not understand why people Tweet me, calling me a pussy bald, often confusing "is" to "your", and then surprised me when huffy and said it is "you" and I 'm not bald.
is probably a joke. I find it funny. But it does not matter. Because that's the thing about comedy - not everyone can have the same sense of humor. But to know what Twitter is, I asked people who follow me, and got a variety of responses.
Someone saysPlume Countess said: "I think the term used is" the site of micro-blogging ", I personally would go for" verbal diahorroea (? Sp) social networks " , Andy answered my question with Sheffield one of them: "What Twitter is a tool through which you can publicly about the serious threats Iwillkillagain # # Twitterjoketrial?" (These things are the way hashes with to say "joke") ..
But really, it's not at all on twitter. Twitter Paul Chambers and the poor are caught in a crossfire of legislation against terrorism pisspoor Blair ("not a joke!"), A bureaucratic tendency to timewaste and speed of technological change brought about by the Internet. Add in a weak sense of spirit of humor failure, lack of notice did not find something funny is not the same as to be offended, be offended and it is not the same as having a true opinion, and as a metaphor for frustration - "Shit Robin Hood Airport is closed, you have a week and a bit more to get their shit together, or I'll blow the sky Airport High. "- This is not a terrorist threat. Even having to stress is exhausting, confusing, soul-sapping.
I will read Kafka ("joke").
- Shortly after the tsunami in Japan in March, the comedian Gilbert Gottfried Twitter: "... Japan is very advanced, do not go to the beach The beach comes to them" As a result, Gottfried was dismissed profit function of the voice of a duck in television commercials for Aflac U.S. insurer, which, unfortunately for him, he makes 75% of its business with Japan.
Sitcom writer Graham Linehan, who supports the Appeals Chambers, said: "There was another case of two guys who have tried something like Twitter," Let Curry and choose a television. "And the judge said:" Both are idiots ", but not condemn them. Where is the consistency? They are lowered and Paul's life is destroyed. It was not a threat or a joke. It was a guy who does not realize it was a joke that would ruin his life. This is totally unfair. "Linehan argues that, instead of holding rooms" a policeman on Twitter should have written to him saying, " Hey, buddy, I know you're joking, but maybe to lose? "
decision appellate judges is eagerly awaited by Linehan. "I do not want to insult people who decide the future of Paul, but I wish I had a young relative who will take you through and explain what Twitter is. There are many things that people like Tweet "I'm gonna kill this woman or something I'' ll bomb." Most of the time should not be taken seriously. "
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