Think twice twits

Dorset police have been coming in for some stick over their arrest of the teenager who tweeted abuse at olympic diver Tom Daley amid concerns over freedom of speech. Calton shared those concerns however, after reading a fuller account of the twitter posts on Archbishop Cranmer's blog (warning - contains strong language), the police would have been hung out to dry if they hadn't done something. Calton is a firm believer in freedom of speech but young people need to understand that threats of violence posted on the internet will be taken seriously, even if they are only meant as a joke. Our police cannot afford to ignore them. So if you don't want the long arm of the law knocking on your door in the wee small hours, think twice before you hit the send button. And if this sorry episode highlights the issue of cyber-bullying and dissuades others from emulating the twit who was arrested, so much the better.