"Mr Chambers was eventually released on bail until February 11 pending further enquiries. His Twitter post was deleted and his laptop, iPhone and home computer confiscated. He also been banned from Robin Hood airport for life and suspended from his job while an internal investigation is launched. 'My first thought on seeing the police was that perhaps a member of my family had been in an accident,' he said. "Then they said I was being arrested under the Terrorism Act and produced a piece of paper. 'It was a print-out of my Twitter page. That was when it dawned on me." - bob

Only terrorists make jokes. - Paul Buchheit

It's a shame that those charged with protecting us from terrorist threats cannot tell the difference between a joke and a credible threat. - Gabe

My new theory is that those "charged with protecting us" _are_ the terrorists. - Paul Buchheit

I suppose it does depend on the definition of "protecting us". - Gabe

Maybe it is because, they haven't used SVMs to separate the terrorists from us? - Space Cowboy

In an era where the enemy is putting bombs in underpants, the fact that this is what happens when we joke about it is most unfortunate - Roberto Bonini