Twitter User Sentenced to 150 Hours Community Service for ‘Offensive’ Post

A Scottish man has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service after being found guilty of writing a “grossly offensive” tweet.

Last year, following the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who rose to national prominence for his charitable efforts during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Joseph Kelly, 36, posted on social media: “the only good Brit soldier is a deed [dead] one, burn auld fella buuuuurn”.

The Glaswegian man was convicted for sharing “grossly offensive” material online by the Lanark Sheriff Court in January and was sentenced to 150 hours of community service and 18 months of government supervision on Wednesday, The National reported.