Why am I not surprised?
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Jonny_

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4,623 posts

231 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Did anyone else receive that text message that's doing the rounds claiming that Jon Venables' identity is now known?

Well, much as it may disappoint some, it's grade-A BS. In fact, it's the second time round for the poor sod concerned:

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/816623-father-falsely-...

I seem to recall an incident years ago where a paediatrician was attacked by the baying mob who couldn't draw the distinction between his profession and "paedophile"...

Morningside

24,147 posts

253 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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BruceV8

3,325 posts

271 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Jonny_ said:
Did anyone else receive that text message that's doing the rounds claiming that Jon Venables' identity is now known?

Well, much as it may disappoint some, it's grade-A BS. In fact, it's the second time round for the poor sod concerned:

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/816623-father-falsely-...

I seem to recall an incident years ago where a paediatrician was attacked by the baying mob who couldn't draw the distinction between his profession and "paedophile"...
Yep. I got that. Deleted straight away.

Scrubs

979 posts

228 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Yep, just got that as well. Deleted right away and a quick google search showed it to be wrong. Glad I aint the poor bugger whos name it is.

Magog

2,653 posts

213 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Perhaps they should consider releasing his name for no other reason than to protect those being wrongly accused.

fadeaway

1,463 posts

250 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Magog said:
Perhaps they should consider releasing his name for no other reason than to protect those being wrongly accused.
Great. So we'd get to pay for a whole new identity, relocation etc...

Plus people who had known him under this identity would then be running around selling photos/descriptions of him to the press, which would hiding him in the future that bit trickier!

Killer2005

20,481 posts

252 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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fadeaway said:
Magog said:
Perhaps they should consider releasing his name for no other reason than to protect those being wrongly accused.
Great. So we'd get to pay for a whole new identity, relocation etc...

Plus people who had known him under this identity would then be running around selling photos/descriptions of him to the press, which would hiding him in the future that bit trickier!
From what I've read I would assume he'd be getting one anyway

elster

17,517 posts

234 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Killer2005 said:
fadeaway said:
Magog said:
Perhaps they should consider releasing his name for no other reason than to protect those being wrongly accused.
Great. So we'd get to pay for a whole new identity, relocation etc...

Plus people who had known him under this identity would then be running around selling photos/descriptions of him to the press, which would hiding him in the future that bit trickier!
From what I've read I would assume he'd be getting one anyway
I think it is a given that they will have to give him a complete new identity.

The journos at the moment are trying their hardest to have him cleared of everything with all their coverage.

Although that will result in another story for them to write about how the system is shocking.

andy400

11,174 posts

255 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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I think if I had received that message I would have deleted it and then asked the retard who sent it to take my number out of their phone.

fadeaway

1,463 posts

250 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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elster said:
Killer2005 said:
fadeaway said:
Magog said:
Perhaps they should consider releasing his name for no other reason than to protect those being wrongly accused.
Great. So we'd get to pay for a whole new identity, relocation etc...

Plus people who had known him under this identity would then be running around selling photos/descriptions of him to the press, which would hiding him in the future that bit trickier!
From what I've read I would assume he'd be getting one anyway
I think it is a given that they will have to give him a complete new identity.

The journos at the moment are trying their hardest to have him cleared of everything with all their coverage.

Although that will result in another story for them to write about how the system is shocking.
Fair point. I hadn't realised how much info about his current identity was known to particular people/groups

Oakey

27,970 posts

240 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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This is the guy they're falsely accusing, he's not even got the same colour hair ffs, he's a ginge!