Major UK Child Porn Investigation Flawed 372
Oxygen99 writes "The Guardian (UK) is carrying a story on Operation Ore, a major police investigation aimed at catching online pedophiles. This has resulted in several high-profile arrests, such as those of Pete Townshend and Robert Del Naja (both falsely accused), while attracting significant press attention. Yet, the reality of the investigation is one of stolen credit cards, wrongful accusations, and ignorance leading to a significant number of the 7,292 people on the list being wrongfully accused of a very emotionally charged crime. There have been 39 suicides and a number of other people on the list will probably never be investigated. It seems to me this case highlights flaws inherent in the way law enforcement agencies handle evidence that only a small minority of front-line officers fully understand."
Re:FP! (Score:5, Funny)
yeah really (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What do you mean flawed? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What's the Goal? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What do you mean flawed? (Score:3, Funny)
Uh, no? Do you know what sex is? Here's a clue: it takes more than looking at a naked person.
Re:What do you mean flawed? (Score:5, Funny)
Uh, no? Do you know what sex is? Here's a clue: it takes more than looking at a naked person.
Re:What's the Goal? (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry.
Re:Police are stunned! (Score:4, Funny)
I hate to break it to you, but the UK government is only just realising this.
True story: a couple of years ago I wrote to my MP (parliamentary representative) and pointed out that criminals, by definition, do not obey the law.
Several weeks later I received a reply informing me that "the government was aware of this, was trying to think of ways around it and wanted to know if I had any suggestions",