Twitter joke trial: new hearing for man who tweeted about blowing up airport
Source: The Guardian
The penitent hoaxer who tweeted a joke threat to "blow up" Robin Hood airport in south Yorkshire has lost his attempt to overturn the judgment – but a stalemate between two judges means that his appeal will now be heard again.
Three high court judges will consider the case against Paul Chambers, 27, from Doncaster, who sent his message when the airport was closed by snow in January 2010.
Unlike tweets, the essence of which is to be brief and to the point, the increasingly notorious legal action is now heading for its third unresolved year. No date has been set for the fresh hearing.
Protests against the alleged "over-reaction" have multiplied, with high-profile support from celebrity tweeters such as Stephen Fry.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/may/28/twitter-joker-airport-fresh-hearing
