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This is a normal post I believe the context was
that Jess Philips was talking about receiving threats on Twitter, and he @d her to say he'd not rape her, then encouraged a pile-on.

"Banter"
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 10 May 2019, 0:15, Reply)
This is a normal post Did he encourage a pile on?

(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 10 May 2019, 11:28, Reply)
This is a normal post Either he intended the message to only be seen by Jess Philips,
or he intended it to be seen by his followers, and he must know that his fans will pile on because they always do. I mean, why else would he put "Please do not contact the subjects of any of my videos, ever" on his YouTube channel if he wasn't looking to shirk responsibility for something he knows will happen anyway - it's a shitty disclaimer. And if he didn't expect his fans to see the message, what response do you think he wanted to his 'joke' in the first place?

Besides, he @ed in someone with something he knew would upset her, which I'd say *contextually* makes it not "clearly intended as a throwaway joke".

He's a bully. Most bullying behaviour is technically 'jokes' - bullies laugh when they bogwash someone. I'm not sure when something being a joke became an excuse for anything. I wouldn't read it as a *literal* rape threat, but I would read it as malicious communications.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 10 May 2019, 13:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Spot on about the bully 'jokes'.
The test is, if you 'joke' back they get very upset.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Fri 10 May 2019, 14:56, Reply)
This is a normal post Well, he did joke back,
and she did get upset,
so you're correct.
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 10 May 2019, 15:09, Reply)
This is a normal post I didn't say it was a tasteful joke.
Also he didn't bogwash anyone (which would of course actually be assault), which is an entirely different thing.

And also, the answer is no, he did literally the opposite of inciting a pile on.
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 10 May 2019, 15:08, Reply)
This is a normal post You said it was clearly a joke given the context.
The context was @ing someone in with abuse, which clearly falls under the malicious communications act.

You haven't said why it is clearly a joke given that context.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 10 May 2019, 16:54, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm not sure it's even technically abuse.
There's no threat there. There's no profanity. According to case law it would not be considered grossly offensive. The only thing it actually contains is an implication that she's ugly. I think you'd need some pretty interesting chicanery to actually classify this as abuse from a legal standpoint.
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 10 May 2019, 17:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Try posting notes through
your neighbours' letterbox with his joke on them. See how you get on.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 10 May 2019, 19:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Just because I wouldn't post it through my neighbours post box,
doesn't mean it isn't a joke. Your face for example.
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 10 May 2019, 19:28, Reply)