When using emojis can have criminal consequences

[Daniel Puchert]

WhatsApp emojis that can land you in jail

Several countries around the world have charged people with crimes based on their use of emojis on social media and other digital communication platforms.

This is according to Dr Zakeera Docrat, a linguist and post-doctorate fellow at the University of the Western Cape.

 

[ShaunSA]

Apart from an ongoing involving an Eastern Cape judge accused of sexual harassment, where a message containing a peeled banana is being used as evidence, there are no instances of convictions involving emojis in South Africa.

 

[hj007]

So what happens if
"Im coming to kill you " or
"Happy new year " ?

 

[konfab]

hol' up hol' up looks like we got a master memer over here hold on to your pantiesladies!fuccbois better back the hell up this absolute maaaaaadman!!1! all you other aspiring memers mmmight as wwwell give up! cuse this guyis as good as it gets!

OMG BRO CALM DOWN BRO SIMMER ️️ DOWN U WANNA KNOW Y BC IT WAS JUST A PRANK HAHAHA GOT U U FUKIN RETARD THERE'S A CAMERA RIGHT OVER THERE U FAGOT WE GOT U BRO. I BET U DIDNT NOE HOW 2⃣ REACT WHEN MY BRO DESMOND CAME UP TO U AND JIZZED ALL OVER UR SWEET JEANS IT WAS SO FUNNY NOW U HAVE SUM BABY GRAVY ALL OVER THEM SHITS

Merry ️ Christmas Babe I hope Santa comes to visit you and give you a package . Hope you were a good girl this year instead of the usual naughty girl . Santa is definitely coming tonight and he's gonna stuff your stocking with goodies tonight on this Christmas night ️☃🌨. Santa is gonna squeeze down your narrow chimney and show you that you've been a very naughty girl. Then his helper Boy is gonna sleigh you baby and inspect 🕵 that sweet ass because that's what you want for Christmas Santa is cumin to town 🏚 the clock is ticking be ready Santa is cumin down your chimney tonight and he's gonna drown in that chimney ️ of yours SLEIGH SANTA SLEIGH

 

[Diesal]

hol' up hol' up looks like we got a master memer over here hold on to your pantiesladies!fuccbois better back the hell up this absolute maaaaaadman!!1! all you other aspiring memers mmmight as wwwell give up! cuse this guyis as good as it gets!

OMG BRO CALM DOWN BRO SIMMER ️️ DOWN U WANNA KNOW Y BC IT WAS JUST A PRANK HAHAHA GOT U U FUKIN RETARD THERE'S A CAMERA RIGHT OVER THERE U FAGOT WE GOT U BRO. I BET U DIDNT NOE HOW 2⃣ REACT WHEN MY BRO DESMOND CAME UP TO U AND JIZZED ALL OVER UR SWEET JEANS IT WAS SO FUNNY NOW U HAVE SUM BABY GRAVY ALL OVER THEM SHITS

Merry ️ Christmas Babe I hope Santa comes to visit you and give you a package . Hope you were a good girl this year instead of the usual naughty girl . Santa is definitely coming tonight and he's gonna stuff your stocking with goodies tonight on this Christmas night ️☃🌨. Santa is gonna squeeze down your narrow chimney and show you that you've been a very naughty girl. Then his helper Boy is gonna sleigh you baby and inspect 🕵 that sweet ass because that's what you want for Christmas Santa is cumin to town 🏚 the clock is ticking be ready Santa is cumin down your chimney tonight and he's gonna drown in that chimney ️ of yours SLEIGH SANTA SLEIGH

Life in Prison!

 

[Sapphiron]

hol' up hol' up looks like we got a master memer over here hold on to your pantiesladies!fuccbois better back the hell up this absolute maaaaaadman!!1! all you other aspiring memers mmmight as wwwell give up! cuse this guyis as good as it gets!

OMG BRO CALM DOWN BRO SIMMER ️️ DOWN U WANNA KNOW Y BC IT WAS JUST A PRANK HAHAHA GOT U U FUKIN RETARD THERE'S A CAMERA RIGHT OVER THERE U FAGOT WE GOT U BRO. I BET U DIDNT NOE HOW 2⃣ REACT WHEN MY BRO DESMOND CAME UP TO U AND JIZZED ALL OVER UR SWEET JEANS IT WAS SO FUNNY NOW U HAVE SUM BABY GRAVY ALL OVER THEM SHITS

Merry ️ Christmas Babe I hope Santa comes to visit you and give you a package . Hope you were a good girl this year instead of the usual naughty girl . Santa is definitely coming tonight and he's gonna stuff your stocking with goodies tonight on this Christmas night ️☃🌨. Santa is gonna squeeze down your narrow chimney and show you that you've been a very naughty girl. Then his helper Boy is gonna sleigh you baby and inspect 🕵 that sweet ass because that's what you want for Christmas Santa is cumin to town 🏚 the clock is ticking be ready Santa is cumin down your chimney tonight and he's gonna drown in that chimney ️ of yours SLEIGH SANTA SLEIGH

Cruel and unusual punishment for whoever has to put all of that on the charge sheet.

 

[Utterly Confused]

hol' up hol' up looks like we got a master memer over here hold on to your pantiesladies!fuccbois better back the hell up this absolute maaaaaadman!!1! all you other aspiring memers mmmight as wwwell give up! cuse this guyis as good as it gets!

OMG BRO CALM DOWN BRO SIMMER ️️ DOWN U WANNA KNOW Y BC IT WAS JUST A PRANK HAHAHA GOT U U FUKIN RETARD THERE'S A CAMERA RIGHT OVER THERE U FAGOT WE GOT U BRO. I BET U DIDNT NOE HOW 2⃣ REACT WHEN MY BRO DESMOND CAME UP TO U AND JIZZED ALL OVER UR SWEET JEANS IT WAS SO FUNNY NOW U HAVE SUM BABY GRAVY ALL OVER THEM SHITS

Merry ️ Christmas Babe I hope Santa comes to visit you and give you a package . Hope you were a good girl this year instead of the usual naughty girl . Santa is definitely coming tonight and he's gonna stuff your stocking with goodies tonight on this Christmas night ️☃🌨. Santa is gonna squeeze down your narrow chimney and show you that you've been a very naughty girl. Then his helper Boy is gonna sleigh you baby and inspect 🕵 that sweet ass because that's what you want for Christmas Santa is cumin to town 🏚 the clock is ticking be ready Santa is cumin down your chimney tonight and he's gonna drown in that chimney ️ of yours SLEIGH SANTA SLEIGH

Mmmmm! a pictorial message.

 

[Roo!]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but emojis can incarcerate you.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

The judge is Jewish?

 

[ShaunSA]

So what happens if
"Im coming to kill you " or
"Happy new year " ?

"Therefore, she says that when analysing emojis, the context in which they were used is key to identifying whether there was ill intention."

 

[satanboy]

 

[PCWARITM]

WhatsApp emojis that can land you in jail

Several countries around the world have charged people with crimes based on their use of emojis on social media and other digital communication platforms.

This is according to Dr Zakeera Docrat, a linguist and post-doctorate fellow at the University of the Western Cape.

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[PCWARITM]

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[PCWARITM]

"Therefore, she says that when analysing emojis, the context in which they were used is key to identifying whether there was ill intention."

If you communicate bad things you could end up in trouble. Who'd have thunk?

 

[LazyLion]

wow, these people are really EMO, gee!

 

[saor]

“In that context, the complainant had moved away from the abuser, but he sent her the text message with the aeroplane saying, “I’m coming to get you,” Docrat said.

“And that’s how the court interpreted it in that context.”

According to a courtroom report, the message was, “You’re going to f***ing get it,” followed by an aeroplane emoji.

Although the judge did not know what an emoji was, he said that the symbol’s context suggested the poster was coming after the victim.

Based on this, the accused was sentenced to eight months in prison on a charge of stalking.

Dear Journo,

Dafuq does the emoji have to do with anything in this example?

Regards.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Sooooo....."send nudes" are still fine?

 

[LCBXX]

WhatsApp emojis that can land you in jail

Several countries around the world have charged people with crimes based on their use of emojis on social media and other digital communication platforms.

This is according to Dr Zakeera Docrat, a linguist and post-doctorate fellow at the University of the Western Cape.

South Africa is not (yet) a nanny state. Relax.

 

[dualmeister]

Snowflakes.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

Dear Journo,

Dafuq does the emoji have to do with anything in this example?

Regards.

They're going all Osama with the plane emoji.

@Sideshow Bob would be proud