is it illegal for police to tell press of a raid etc?

[petemurphy]

re cliff and others - is it illegal for the police to inform the press? or against any rules?

[petemurphy]

Oakey said:

Why is it only alleged sex offenders that certain PH'ers feel the need to white knight? No one ever started a thread about the press being tipped off when they're present for the myriad of large scale drugs raid across the country but when it concerns a possible sex offense, uproar.

because a sex offense in the eyes of the world is the worse crime possible and you will be labeled forever

[petemurphy]

Oakey said:

Is it? Really? What, worse than, say, murdering a child?

maybe not murdering a child but i'd rather be labelled a murderer than a paedo

[petemurphy]

bbc should be forced to say who their informant was