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That is not a criminal offence in English law.
That neatly illustrates the problem. The police can't just arrest someone just because an angry mob wants them to. It would get expensive for them if they did.
From the clip, it is also unclear whether there houseowner actually wanted police action.
It is a well established principle of English law that there has to be reasonable grounds to suspect guilt before you can be arrested, that there has to be a realistic prospect of conviction before you can be prosecuted and that there a court has to be satisfied so as to be sure of guilt before it can convict someone.
Would you want it any other way?
Being the subject of fear p0rn on Twitter doesn't satisfy any of the conditions set out above.
Aggravated trespass has no application. In simple terms it is committed when a person trespasses with the intention of obstructing a lawful activity being undertaken there.
It was intended for the likes of hunt saboteurs and peace protestor.
There is no such thing as a moral offence.