Another Troll Calls for Police Action Against Matt Taylor.

A fresh online comment has once again highlighted a familiar pattern in the long-running disputes surrounding Matt Taylor's online presence: the public encouragement of police reports and calls for his arrest.

The latest comment, posted by an apparent YouTube critic using the handle John Williams (JW2.0), contains a mixture of personal insults, disputed allegations and an explicit declaration of intent to involve the police. The commenter wrote that they intended to visit Matt Taylor's local police force upon returning to the UK, stating that they would be "asking for his immediate arrest" and encouraging others to "report report report people."

The comment also claims that Matt Taylor and another individual are "putting my life in danger and my livelihood," while asserting an intention to pursue complaints relating to alleged malicious communications.

Perhaps most striking is the closing rallying cry urging others to participate in coordinated reporting:

"Report report report people as they are targeting us all."

For Matt Taylor, this represents what he describes as yet another example of an online campaign in which critics attempt to resolve internet disputes through repeated reports to law enforcement rather than open debate. According to Taylor, such comments have become a recurring feature of his online experience over several years.

The interaction between the complainant and Police would go something like this:

JW: Hello, I would like to report a crime against the prolific stalker Matthew Taylor.

POLICE: And what crime will that be sir?

JW: Malicious Communication.

POLICE: What’s your name sir? 

JW: John Williams, but that’s not my real name.

POLICE: What’s your real name then sir?

JW: Do I have to tell you my real name?

POLICE: No, of-course not sir, please continue.

JW: Matthew Taylor is implying I’m a paedophile, which is putting my life in danger and effecting my business.

POLICE: What did you specifically do?

JW: He posted a video of a convicted paedophile called John Williams, saying, "Hi, I'm John Williams, from Castle Street in Skipton, and I'm a very dangerous paedophile."

POLICE: And are you John Williams from Castle Street in Skipton?

JW: No of-course not, I was only a teenager with John Williams from Castle Street in Skipton was convicted of being a very dangerous paedophile who targeted a 3 year old girl. I’m John Williams from YouTube.

POLICE: So what has John Williams from Castle Street in Skipton got to do with you?

JW: Nothing, but we share a name.

POLICE: But John Williams insn’t your real name, correct?

JW: Yes correct?

POLICE: So how is it putting your life in danger and affecting your business?

JW: Because Matthew Taylor is making the connection between a dangerous paedophile called John Williams, and myself.

POLICE: And are you a dangerous paedophile too?

JW: I’d prefer not to say?

POLICE: That’s okay sir, we protect paedophiles in Sussex, so even if you said yes, you’d be safe.

POLICE: So, what communication has he sent you?

JW: He makes these stupid videos called “Delusional Stalkers,” and gives voice to all the nasty comments I posted about him and his friends on YouTube.

POLICE: Okay.

JW: And you posted a message saying hi, and that he’s a troll and likes nothing better than taking the piss out of dickheads like me.

POLICE: And was the message in the video either indecent or grossly offensive?

JW: Both.

POLICE: How?

JW: Because he depicted me as an ugly troll, which was both indecent and grossly offensive, because I am actually a very attractive troll, thank you very much.

POLICE: And did he make any threats of violence or harm against you?

JW: Yes.

POLICE: How?

JW: He’s putting my life in danger by saying I’m John Williams the dangerous paedophile. If that gets out in my neighbourhood in Inverness, I’ll be a dead man.

POLICE: And has he posted any information about you that he believes to be false.

JW: Yes, him and his friends keep saying I’m Danny West.  

POLICE: So he knows your real identity?

JW: No.

POLICE: Its okay sir, this is Matthew Taylor we’re talking about, and we’ll be happy to fill in any gaps.

POLICE: Was his primary purpose of posting the video, to cause distress or anxiety?

JW: Yes definitely. He posted it to take the piss, cause me distress and anxiety.

POLICE: OK sir, I think we have enough to arrest him immediately. Please take a seat and we’ll send out a patrol car straight away to bring him in.

JW: Wow wonderful, Sussex Police are brilliant.

POLICE: No need to thank us sir, we’ve been out for Taylor for years, and your complaint is just what we need. You are welcome to ride along on his arrest, you can watch while we smash in his front door and ruff him up a bit.

The commenter (JW) also repeats allegations concerning stalking and harassment. Those allegations are the commenter's own claims and are disputed by Taylor, who maintains that many accusations made against him online have been exaggerated or misrepresented.

Regardless of the merits of any complaint, publicly encouraging groups of people to repeatedly report an individual raises wider questions about the use of collective reporting as a tactic during online disputes. Critics may view it as a legitimate way to raise concerns with the authorities, while others argue that coordinated reporting campaigns risk overwhelming police resources and escalating personal conflicts that originate on social media.

The language used in the post is notable not only for its call to involve the police but also for its hostile tone, referring to unnamed individuals as "idiot's" while portraying the situation as one requiring collective action against a common target.

Whether this latest threat results in any formal complaint remains to be seen. What is clear is that the comment reflects the increasingly adversarial nature of certain online communities, where disagreements are no longer confined to YouTube comment sections but frequently extend to calls for police intervention.

For Taylor, the latest post is simply another chapter in what he says has been a years-long cycle of online hostility, public denunciations and repeated attempts by critics to involve law enforcement in disputes that begin on the internet.