The Greater Manchester Police are naming and shaming rioters on their Twitter feed. “We promised we’d name all those convicted for their roles in the disorder — here we go …” the police announced, as they began listing the names, dates of birth and partial addresses of individuals tried in connection with the disorder, which flared across Britain.
“Eoin Flanagan (born 01/01/1983), of Carson Road, Burnage, jailed for eight months for stealing clothes,” read one post.
“Jason Ullett (born 15/10/72) of Woodward Court, Ancoats, sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for swearing at police officers,” read another.
And another: “Stefan Hoyle (born 27/01/1992) of St. Stephen Street, Salford, jailed for four months for theft after found with a stolen violin…”
The police department’s efforts received both praise and criticism, along with a few questions. The department explained that it released dates of birth so as to avoid confusion with individuals with the same name.
Both the Manchester and London police have also posted photo streams on the photo-sharing site Flickr and asked the public to help identify riot suspects…
The Manchester police seem to be keenly aware that they are treading on new territory. “Lot of debate about publishing details – courts very clear, justice should be done publicly,” read one of its recent posts on Twitter.
Legit or not? Deserved or not?
#20 You want to search and seize people? Specifically young men?
Gay.
#19 “Is it legal to chew gum and walk in the UK?”
The more appropriate question is ARE the type of people involved in the riots capable of doing both at the same time?
How some of these idiots can even stand up by themselves is quite an achievement
youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzuYoCkYAY
Liberals can’t seem to get past supporting rioters and looters.
Why did they do it? Because noone could stop them!
Technology is neutral.
It doesn’t care who it shames.
One day its a cop exceeding his authority, the next its a rioter caught walking out through a busted shop window with his/her arms full of loot.
“Legit or not? Deserved or not?”
A better question might be, Useful or Not?
As reported above, it’s already public info and, further, friends and family of “Stefan Hoyle (born 27/01/1992) of St. Stephen Street” likely already know what happened to Stefan. Folks living in Liverpool, probably don’t care much about him.
, Salford, jailed for four months for theft after found with a stolen violin…”
The police department’s efforts received both praise and criticism, along with a few questions. The department explained that it released dates of birth so as to avoid confusion with individuals with the same name.
Both the Manchester and London police have also posted photo streams on the photo-sharing site Flickr and asked the public to help identify riot suspects…
The Manchester police seem to be keenly aware that they are treading on new territory. “Lot of debate about publishing details – courts very clear, justice should be done publicly,” read one of its recent posts on Twitter.
However, some police officer, who could probably have been well-used on the streets, had (got?) to sit at a computer keyboard all day tweeting!
Editor: If you don’t mind, a cut and paste error in my post #25. Could you please delete everything from “,Salford” until the final paragraph?
Thank you.
This is total bullsheet.
The conviction was made, and time will be served. (notice the period)
Any further acts of ego, bluster, or revenge only weakens the legitimacy of the LOEs and courts.
The governed are only governable when the they consent to the legitimacy of the government.
This shows the Brits to be what I suspected, a bunch of head-up-their-arse morans.
AND, it find it funny that the RINOs here are paising the neofacist expansion in government use of commercial systems to bully the public.
HAR HAR!
#21 I’m not gay, but your fixation on me indicates you likely are.
That’s why your self hate is surprising—”gay” is not an insult in the 21st century.
Your using “gay” as an insult surely contradicts your liberal progressive alternative lifestyles are OK philosophy.
AND I’m certain it wouldn’t be accepted by your fellow strokers on the Daisy Chain.
Suppose one of them discovers what you really think? There’s no telling what could happen while your backside is bent toward them.
Somewhere it is written:
“The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its behind.”
No, that’s not erotic material, its called satire, and its just for you.
“Manchester coppers Tweet info on rioters”
Meh. Similar to a rap sheet published in the local paper – only digital.
As for the crimes & punishments, I think public floggings are useful against petulant parasites such as these…
#28 Fixating about fixations.
Gay!
Completely legitimate. Court records are public. Jail bookings are public. Arrests are public.
So what’s the big deal?
Some folks here just don’t like ANYTHING police do. I don’t like many things, but this is not one of them.
So what did England get for having all those cameras on every corner? The rioting still happens. Mainly a reaction of the “have-nots”, against the perceived “haves”. Though they dare not touch the Crown’s properties. There’s probably an army protecting the Royals and their castles. So they set fires to townships and loot shops. Basically the same thing that happened in America, back in the 1960s or 70s. All those street cameras aren’t going to stop anything. And they’re lousy at identifying anyone. It’s very vague and subjective. A good lawyer could beat the charge. But the poor can’t afford them. So they’ll be screwed by a false identification.
#30 pedro and foobar, neither the sharpest tools in the shed.
Why are you ripping off foobar, can’t compose a proper insult on your own?
Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee later than others.
Stop watching him climb the tree.
Ya know, one of my relatives (a republican) thinks all this is being caused by the Muslims trying to take over the world. He listens to too much Fox News, I guess. And another, much older relation (also republican), thinks it’s the commies fomenting the unrest. What is it about being Republican in the USA, that makes them all brain damaged? Or at least very easily conned by lying bastards, like Rupert Murdock’s army of misinformation agents. Ya know, there ought to be prison terms for making crap up, and calling it news or journalism, that causes people to act violently against each other. But this crap has been going on since the American Civil war. And nobody is ever held accountable for it. But steal a blueprint of a secret weapon, and it’s high treason. Well shouldn’t selling lies as news and fact based opinion, be a kind of treason too. A treason of history. Because all this stuff gets recorded as if it were facts, when it rarely ever is. And taught to school kids for generations, without corrections, when the truth finally comes out.
#34 Glen Erroneous: Most of your diatribe against Republicans is simple liberal bullshit much like Alfie or Pedro’s bullshit rants about liberals. Let’s face the truth: Anybody who WANTS to be a politician is probably evil and lies constantly for their own benefit.
But, I will agree with your assertion “there ought to be prison terms for making crap up, and calling it news or journalism.” I am so tired of reading a news story only to have the reporter interject his/her own thoughts on the matter and presenting those thoughts as fact. Fox is bad about that. But not much worse than CNN or CBS, etc.
Not sure “prison terms” are the correct solution to the problem but I do think a quick kick in the butt is called for.
In two minds about:“Jason Ullett (born 15/10/72) of Woodward Court, Ancoats, sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for swearing at police officers,” read another.
Agrees with first poster, 10 weeks for swearing.
Then again, being over hostile is not smart.
Perhaps even, whats the English word…
Eh, never mind,hmm, crowd rousing or something.
But it is good in another way, shows he did nothing more then that, so no one can say hey you where jailed, and you was one of the raiders/arsons/assaulter.
Then again, proving himself innocent in some ones else’s eyes is harder then the law proving him guilty.
Careful, you might piss off the wrong people.
Remind me not to laugh when the local police station or New Scottland Yard gets torched.
Its deserved. Reports of those arrested, mostly well off unemployed, stealing…not a principled political protest.
Its just liberals gone wild.
Entitlement is a terrible thing to foment in people, they degenerate into parasitical members of society.
This is why liberalism is fundamentally evil, it robs people of the joy of self achievement, by giving them a check every week.
Then they become miserable, dissatisfied, unhappy with everything, complainers rather than thankful.
The only real solution is to take away the check.
But before that roll back government, let freedom ring, then a large majority of these will start their own little businesses. Those that turn to crime, punish severely.
Problem solved.
“Its just liberals gone wild.
Entitlement is a terrible thing to foment in people, they degenerate into parasitical members of society.
The only real solution is to take away the check.”
So you want to take away peoples salaries? That’ll give them a real reason to riot…