Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses

[butchstewie]

Oof.

Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses

Completely deserved but Misconduct in Public Office is quite heavy AFAIK.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

butchstewie said:

Oof.

Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses

Completely deserved but Misconduct in Public Office is quite heavy AFAIK.

Disclosing confidential information held by, or on behalf of, Government is misconduct in public office, what else would it be?

The fact it is was asylum seeker's addresses is irrelevant, the offence is no different to giving away anyone's address without permission of authorisation.

[CMTMB]

I like how the article discloses the address of the accused

(well, the street)

[RedWhiteMonkey]

CMTMB said:

I like how the article discloses the address of the accused

(well, the street)

Yeah, I really don't get why that information gets released before anyone is convicted. People are innocent until proven guilty.

[sparta6]

CMTMB said:

I like how the article discloses the address of the accused

(well, the street)

At least they omitted his phone number


Police look like they'd rather be somewhere else.

[Vanden Saab]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

butchstewie said:

Oof.

Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses

Completely deserved but Misconduct in Public Office is quite heavy AFAIK.

Disclosing confidential information held by, or on behalf of, Government is misconduct in public office, what else would it be?

The fact it is was asylum seeker's addresses is irrelevant, the offence is no different to giving away anyone's address without permission of authorisation.

Police civilian support staff are public officers so as you say. Knowing the CPS they may well be holding him on that charge to put pressure on for a guilty verdict on a lesser offence.
I would think his lawyer would forward a public interest defence especially if before a jury.

[butchstewie]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

Disclosing confidential information held by, or on behalf of, Government is misconduct in public office, what else would it be?

The fact it is was asylum seeker's addresses is irrelevant, the offence is no different to giving away anyone's address without permission of authorisation.

Thank you.

I didn't know what else it would be but I didn't realise it would be that.

I assumed that's quite a "heavy" offence - and quite rightly so given the absolute thuggery we saw.

[Bill]

Vanden Saab said:

I would think his lawyer would forward a public interest defence especially if before a jury.

What, the public need to know where to riot??

[MrBogSmith]

Vanden Saab said:

I would think his lawyer would forward a public interest defence especially if before a jury.

How would it be in the public interest to place people at risk?

[Mortarboard]

And probably quite the difference between sharing on Facebook in a "watch out, may be pedos" way, vs texting addresses to "stabby dave" the neo-nazi.

If the latter, further charges to follow, id say.

M.

[butchstewie]

Remanded as well.

[Mr Penguin]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

Yeah, I really don't get why that information gets released before anyone is convicted. People are innocent until proven guilty.

To stop John Smith of London Road having his windows smashed when the person arrested was John Smith of Church Street.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Mr Penguin said:

To stop John Smith of London Road having his windows smashed when the person arrested was John Smith of Church Street.

I include releasing names of accused as well. Plenty of countries just refer to aliases until convicted.

[anonymous-user]

butchstewie said:

Remanded as well.

Is he a danger to the public?

I doubt it

[anonymous-user]

I hope he gets a st-hot solicitor and barrister and wipes the floor with them.

[Countdown]

tele_lover said:

Is he a danger to the public?

I doubt it

What's that got to do with him being remanded?

[Mortarboard]

tele_lover said:

butchstewie said:

Remanded as well.

Is he a danger to the public?

I doubt it

There were attacks on the addresses

Pretty much a slam dunk, unless you want to try "pure coincidende guv" defense

M.

[butchstewie]

tele_lover said:

Is he a danger to the public?

I doubt it

The BBC said:

Norfolk Police said the charge was in connection to the "release of information relating to a number of addresses in Thetford, which were later targeted during several nights of violent disorder in the town".

if you were one of the people in those houses you might take a different view.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

tele_lover said:

butchstewie said:

Remanded as well.

Is he a danger to the public?

I doubt it

Well if depends if he knows their addresses

[CountyLines]

tele_lover said:

I hope he gets a st-hot solicitor and barrister and wipes the floor with them.

Why?

It's a serious act stealing someone's private information for your own purposes.