Supreme Court Bans Man From Twitter
November 17, 2008 by Matthew Mcgarnickle
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favor of sentencing a man to a lifetime ban from using the online micro-blogging application Twitter.
Simon Brighton, a 37 year old Toronto resident, was given the lifetime ban after being charged with reckless and unnecessary overuse of the program causing reader apathy.
Brighton was first introduced to the program in May 2008, and what started as a hobby quickly evolved into an obsession. At first Brighton would only blog about current events and unique activities he was actively involved with.
But as time progressed, Brighton started blogging about trivial things such as what he was having for dinner and the amount of toothbrush strokes he made while brushing his teeth. The obsession climaxed when he started making over 1000 posts a day.
His wife, Betty Brighton, was the one who turned him in to the police.
“I just couldn’t take it anymore,” said Brighton, who is 35 years old. “I would wake up in the middle of the night and he would be under the sheets writing blogs with his iPhone and giggling about how creative and emotionally inspiring his entries were. He claimed that people were interested in what he was doing. If this is true, then there’s a lot more sick people out there.”
Brighton’s friend, Victor Ramone, was also not surprised by the Supreme Court’s ruling. “I used to enjoy reading his Twitter entries,” said Ramone. “But when he started writing about his personal hygiene and bowel movements, I removed him from my list.”
The Daily Seagull looked up Brighton’s Twitter account and found the following entries:
“I just inhaled” – Nov 12, 11:01 am
“I just exhaled” – Nov 12, 11:02 am
“Just saw a kid trip while playing soccer = FAIL” – Nov 13, 2008
However, there were some people in the online community who were surprised about the ruling. Brad Buzzworth, a blogger and frequent user of Twitter, was outraged to hear the news.
“If he wants to express every single one of his thoughts and feelings on Twitter, then that should be his right,” said Buzzworth, as he was updating his Twitter blog. “Personally, I love using the program because it gives me the chance to connect with my fan.”
While the benefits of the Twitter program are certainly apparent, users are warned to use the program in moderation, or else expect the same fate as Simon Brighton.
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