Writer arrested for threatening to take internet repair person hostage — a cautionary tale

Have you ever had one of those really bad online days when you just can’t get your computer to do what it’s supposed to do and no one seems to care? Well, be careful — step away from the vodka coolers, don’t even think about disguising your voice when you call the internet repair place, and please, don’t make any threats, or you’re definitely going to miss that deadline.

Thanks to my fellow former Haligonian, Keith, for sending this story from Nova Scotia.

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