What is a “Bike Nonce”

[Deleted member 159]

I watched a lawyer assess the situation between the two parties.

Barton's defence is one being just an insult. Vine's one of reputation harm

 

[albion]

The gofundanidiot says 'In the ever-expanding arena of social media, where reputations are made and shattered in the blink of an eye, one man finds himself in the eye of the storm: Joey Barton, the former footballer whose journey has taken a dramatic turn. Caught in a whirlwind of defamation allegations stemming from allegedly derogatory tweets, Barton stands at the forefront of a battle for justice and fairness against none other than Jeremy Vine, a prominent figure in the media landscape.'

 

[matticus]

In the ever-expanding arena of social media, where reputations are made and shattered in the blink of an eye, one man finds himself in the eye of the storm: Joey Barton

He seems to have accidentally hired a film-poster writer.

 

[Beebo]

It’s now gone to court, which seems pretty quick.
Barton’s defence appears to be that what he wrote wasn’t defamatory but just “vulgar abuse”

 

[Badger_Boom]

I think even worse is the tweet saying if you see this man outside a school dial 999

I'm really not sure how Joey Barton can defend that one

I'll sum up his defence in one word: "banter". The hiding place of obnoxious twits everywhere.

 

[C R]

I'll sum up his defence in one word: "banter". The hiding place of obnoxious twits twäts everywhere.

FTFY

 

[albion]

https://www.theguardian.com/society...-vine-a-bike-nonce-was-defamatory-judge-rules

Already ruled too. I wonder if any fellow idiots funded him, he might need some.

 

[Bromptonaut]

https://www.theguardian.com/society...-vine-a-bike-nonce-was-defamatory-judge-rules

Already ruled too. I wonder if any fellow idiots funded him, he might need some.

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Vine-v-Barton-Judgment.pdf

 

[BoldonLad]

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Vine-v-Barton-Judgment.pdf

An interesting phrase or two for the Tweeters "tweets are generally read swiftly that readers are careless, superficial or unsophisticated"

 

[Bazzer]

Barton pays £75,000 in damages, plus legal fees.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp33exz7xe1o

 

[multitool]

Wonder what the costs will be

 

[Bazzer]

Enough to sting quite a lot, I would have thought.
Neither is it potentially the end of the matter. In the judgement the judge referred to claims for misuse of private information and harassment, which at the time, were in an early stage and for which no defence had been filed.

 

[AndyRM]

Probably not. He's a multi millionaire.

 

[Beebo]

If anyone wants to call me a bike nonce I’ll only ask for £25k.

 

[AndyRM]

If anyone wants to call me a bike nonce I’ll only ask for £25k.

If you call me one and I call you one could we split it 50/50? That's how these things work I believe.