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Twitter Abuse Laws Not Necessary, Say Police
Mon, 08/06/2012 - 9:30am
New laws to help UK police deal with cases of abuse on social website Twitter are not needed, senior officers have said.
Recent examples have included offensive tweets aimed at Olympic diver Tom Daley and Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba.
Stuart Hyde, of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said forces should take a "common sense" approach.
The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said police could not be expected to investigate every instance of abuse on Twitter.
Source: BBC
