Brenda Leyland. Coroner's Court reconvenes on 20 March 2015.

[Anna]

Do you think Anna it may have been supporters threats to reveal to the world where she lived ? Lest we forget no matter what the content of her tweets Brenda was a woman on the wrong side of sixty who lived alone. Imagine it was you or your mum, wouldn't it make you angry too ?

I'm afraid that I do not rely on guesses, Faith. If you have evidence as to why she uttered that word however, I would be grateful to see it.

[Anna]

Well as I recall when Hugh Grant, in a well known movie, repeated the word "f**k" over and over again at the beginning it was considered to be art.
To get to the point however, I have called people far worse than "f***tard" for dropping a shackle from a height. I mean it is kind of cute and not a real swear word.
You all seem to be mightily hung up on swearing.
If people were hunted down for swearing and being obnoxious most posters on here me included would have been strung up long ago.

I am not hung up about swearing, Alice, as long as there is reason.

[faithlilly]

I'm afraid that I do not rely on guesses, Faith. If you have evidence as to why she uttered that word however, I would be grateful to see it.

So why accept DCI's assumptions ? Double standards there Anna.

[Anna]

So why accept DCI's assumptions ? Double standards there Anna.

What assumptions are you referring too, Faith? Is there proof that someone gave her cause to swear or not?

[faithlilly]

What assumptions are you referring too, Faith? Is there proof that someone gave her cause to swear or not?

These assumptions Anna

Quote from: Anna on Today at 07:14:30 PM
Do you know what it was that made, Brenda angry enough, to use such language DCI?

DCI replies
Reading her tweets it seems like just showing off to other twits, Anna.

[Anna]

These assumptions Anna

Quote from: Anna on Today at 07:14:30 PM
Do you know what it was that made, Brenda angry enough, to use such language DCI?

DCI replies
Reading her tweets it seems like just showing off to other twits, Anna.

The reference to swearing was compared on this thread, to the swearing in Kate’s book.
There was some provocation in that instance, but it is still criticised on here.
I only wanted to know what provoked Brenda to use that language…….It’s that simple.

[faithlilly]

The reference to swearing was compared on this thread, to the swearing in Kate’s book.
There was some provocation in that instance, but it is still criticised on here.
I only wanted to know what provoked Brenda to use that language…….It’s that simple.

I gave you a reason which you didn't accept because it was a guess yet accepted DCI's guess.

Them's the facts Anna.

[Alice Purjorick]

I am not hung up about swearing, Alice, as long as there is reason.

In this country it can be an offence under the Public Order Act reason or not.
I am still laughing at f***tard; I can think of more cutting insults or epithets without using swear words. Speaking as someone with a vocabulary like a pirates parrot I do wish that if people are going to swear they would learn how to do it properly.
F***tard; n Large flying bird thought to be of similar genus to The Great Bustard of Central European plains.

[Mr Gray]

support or criticism of Brenda seems to follow strict party political lines...now there's a surprise

[Benice]

From the McCann supporter Randomleigh1 just before BL wass doorstepped.

@JustClareE perhaps Brenda would like us to post her address aling with accompanying YouTube vid of her house? #McCann
‐Mon Sep 29 08:50:01 +0000 2014

I only hope the coroner has this information.

One tweet can give the wrong impression unless you know what it is in reponse to..  Maybe the tweeter was responding to BL's delight at the thought of someone else's private details being discovered.  It seems a strange thing to say just out of the blue and for no reason.

[Alfred R Jones]

Brenda tweeted "Mod is a F**ktard, I despise him", in response to another sceptic tweeter who was apparently speaking up for him.  Mod is a McCann supporter who was despised by Brenda for not being more vocal in his condemnation of what she perceived to be bad behaviour by McCann supporters, not because he was personally threatening her.

[Alfred R Jones]

From the McCann supporter Randomleigh1 just before BL wass doorstepped.

@JustClareE perhaps Brenda would like us to post her address aling with accompanying YouTube vid of her house? #McCann
‐Mon Sep 29 08:50:01 +0000 2014

I only hope the coroner has this information.

What do you realistically believe the coroner would do with this information?

[faithlilly]

Brenda tweeted "Mod is a F**ktard, I despise him", in response to another sceptic tweeter who was apparently speaking up for him.  Mod is a McCann supporter who was despised by Brenda for not being more vocal in his condemnation of what she perceived to be bad behaviour by McCann supporters, not because he was personally threatening her.

'Perceived behaviour' such as revealing where she lived ? I don't blame her for being angry. Anyone who remains silent while a pensioner who lives by herself is threatened in that way is exactly what Brenda called them.

[Eleanor]

'Perceived behaviour' such as revealing where she lived ? I don't blame her for being angry. Anyone who remains silent while a pensioner who lives by herself is threatened in that way is exactly what Brenda called them.

But it was okay for her to threaten to expose people and try to get them the sack after calling them prostitutes?

[Alfred R Jones]

'Perceived behaviour' such as revealing where she lived ? I don't blame her for being angry. Anyone who remains silent while a pensioner who lives by herself is threatened in that way is exactly what Brenda called them.

Did "Mod" (who would presumably have witnessed Brenda's own vile outing attempts and insults directed to another twitter user) know a) she was a pensioner and b) that she lived by herself?  Presumably you can understand why McCann supporters get angry when people they support and they themselves are threatened and intimidated too then, (which is just about all of them, from what I've seen). 

That #McCann tag is ALL about threats and insults, I think you'd struggle to name anyone who posts on there regularly who hasn't been threatened, abused, called a paedo, been outed, received threats, and I'm talking about both sides here - it really is shitter on Twitter and why anyone puts themselves through that on a daily basis beats me.  They obviously enjoy the abuse - both giving and receiving.