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Submitted by Tyrell (View user info) at 2006-11-18 09:06:24 EST
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Man jailed for Britain's first "web-rage" attack
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man convicted of what has been described as the country's first "web-rage" attack, was jailed for 2-1/2 years on Friday for assaulting a man he had exchanged insults with over the Internet.
Paul Gibbons, 47, from south London, admitted he had attacked John Jones in December 2005 after months of exchanging abuse with him via an Internet chatroom dedicated to discussing Islam.
The Old Bailey heard that Gibbons had "taken exception" to Jones, 43, after he had made the claim that Gibbons had been "interfering with children".
After several more verbal and written exchanges -- with Jones threatening to track him down and give him a severe beating -- Gibbons and a friend went to his victim's house in Essex, armed with a pickaxe and machete.
Jones himself was armed with a knife but Gibbons took it off him, held it to his throat and "scratched" him across the neck.
Gibbons, who the court heard had previous convictions for violence, admitted unlawful wounding on the first day of his trial last month.
Other charges of attempted murder and issuing online threats to kill four other chatroom users were not pursued but could be reactivated in future if he reoffends.
Media reports said it was the country's first case of "web-rage" and Judge Richard Hawkins described the circumstances as "unusual".
"This case highlights the dangers of Internet chat rooms, particularly with regards to giving personal details that will allow other users to discover home addresses," said Detective Sergeant Jean-Marc Bazzoni of Essex Police.
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-11-20 18:10:44 EST (#)
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wussy Limeys - an American would have given him a solid crumpling
Submitted by homer42 (user info) at 2006-11-20 14:51:22 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by ih8u2man (user info) at 2006-11-19 12:46:06 EST (#)
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Eric Rice interferes with children.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2006-11-19 12:28:06 EST (#)
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DO NOT UPSET ESSEX BOYS, THEY ARE TEH NUTTERZ
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2006-11-18 16:42:06 EST (#)
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Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:48:25 (#)
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What does this mean for me? How will this get me laid?
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You couldn't get laid with a loaded shotgun and a suitcase full of rohypnol.
Children shouldn't even use the phrase "getting laid" before their pubes have come in.
Submitted by Newty (user info) at 2006-11-18 15:00:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
we should all fear crumpling
Submitted by Antioxident (user info) at 2006-11-18 13:24:21 EST (#)
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Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:48:25 (#)
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What does this mean for me? How will this get me laid?
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-11-18 13:10:50 EST (#)
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hhaahh
see - don't fuck with us english web nutters
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-11-18 13:09:31 EST (#)
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Eric Rice interferes with children.
Submitted by lechuza (user info) at 2006-11-18 12:40:52 EST (#)
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I put $20 in the pot for the "caul vs Jaypeg" fight
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2006-11-18 11:55:09 EST (#)
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*puts my beanie on and strokes my rifle to the tune of "whats new pussyat" by Tom Jones
Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2006-11-18 11:43:32 EST (#)
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Jones himself was armed with a knife but Gibbons took it off him, held it to his throat and "scratched" him across the neck.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-11-18 11:21:38 EST (#)
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Nah, that won't happen here. The shrink that Jay and I go to told us
we shouldn't....
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:48:25 EST (#)
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What does this mean for me? How will this get me laid?
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:25:50 EST (#)
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seee... if your not nice to each other...one of us will come into your bedroom at night, cornhole you with an umbrella, shoot you in the face and light you on fire......
so lets jsut be nice to each other
....fucking cunts!
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:20:10 EST (#)
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laben interferes with children
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2006-11-18 09:13:23 EST (#)
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Lord knows I'm interested.