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Originally Posted by slave_master
Although the wording of the law states you must have intention to cause alarm and distress, and this may not be your actual intention, it could be seen to be your intention. It could be hard to prove that it was not your intention. Therefore although, if it was not your intention, what you were doing may not be illegal, you may be found guilty.
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When you are doing something, there is one person who
knows what your intent is. Now, I'm not an expert on English law (so you should all move to the States so I can quote statutes at you left right an center) but it stands to reason that if you say that you weren't intending to cause distress to the public, then they have to accept that. Also, if you enter the thread from getdare into evidence, it should show the court that your intent was to [I]please[I] a portion of the general public (i.e. getdare members) rather than to cause offense to joe schmoe who happened to see you.