ABSTRACT This article will critically evaluate the Crown Prosecution Service guidelines concerning grossly offensive comments made via social media. Abusive comments conducted online have recently dominated newspaper headlines. The Crown Prosecution Service has attempted to give clear advice to prosecutors as to when a comment made online will go from being one that is simply offensive, to one that is so grossly offensive it warrants criminal prosecution. The guidelines were first created in 2013 and updated in 2016. This article will critically examine the guidelines and grossly offensive comments made online and consider whether a coherent and accessible document has been created.

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皇室起诉准则和严重冒犯性评论：分析

摘要本文将严格评估官方检察署关于通过社交媒体发表的严重冒犯性评论的准则。在线发表的侮辱性评论最近成为报纸头条。皇家检察署试图向检察官提供明确的建议，告知他们在线发表评论的时间将从单纯的冒犯变为严重的冒犯，以至于需要刑事起诉。该准则于2013年首次创建，并于2016年进行了更新。本文将对准则和在线发表的严重冒犯性评论进行严格审查，并考虑是否已创建一致且可访问的文档。