Activist arrested by London police after downloading docs found on Google search

Post by feu » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

denton-scratch wrote: post #25

jdjdu wrote: post #16

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How? By investigating a report of a crime, determining it was false, and releasing the guy?

They charged him without any evidence. They were harrassing an activist. It wasn't incompetence. [Edit: the article didn't say they charged him; I was wrong] Well, that's how it looks to me, on the basis of a single report in a tech journal with a sort-of tabloid outlook. Maybe there will be more information in coming days.

Post by teclordphrack2 » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 7:54 PM UTC

jzb wrote: post #31

mattmanser wrote: post #13

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Police statement from the article: He was taken into custody and later released under investigation. Following a review of all available evidence, it was determined no offences had been committed and no further action was taken So they already dropped it.

“already dropped it” That doesn’t make it okay. Being taken into custody is something I’d consider an overreaction and frightening for a person to endure. They should’ve looked into it before moving to pick them up in the first place. If the shoe was on the other foot- an activist claiming a developer broke in to obtain info- I bet police would’ve done more research.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 7:57 PM UTC

dheera wrote: post #17

jdjdu wrote: post #16

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How? By investigating a report of a crime, determining it was false, and releasing the guy?

There is no reason to take the guy into custard for downloading a file, he didn't do anything violent, and should be allowed to stay home as long as he cooperates with the investigation. Cooperative people accused of non-violent crimes should NEVER be taken into custody until proven guilty in a court with fair trial.

Post by shellac » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 8:01 PM UTC

calvinmorrison wrote: post #36

sxp wrote: post #2

https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/10/police_raid_man_for_d... is a better article with pictures. The key bit is > The raid by four Metropolitan Police constables took place after Southwark campaigner Robert Hutchinson was reportedly accused of illegally entering a password-protected area of a website. > "I was searching in Google and found links to board meeting minutes," he told The Register. "Board reports, none…

> So they're name dropping Google in the title for clickbait when the core issue is that the website didn't properly protect its data. The core issue is the government raided someones house for doing nothing wrong.

Post by denton-scratch » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC

tssva wrote: post #42

denton-scratch wrote: post #25

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They charged him without any evidence. They were harrassing an activist. It wasn't incompetence. [Edit: the article didn't say they charged him; I was wrong] Well, that's how it looks to me, on the basis of a single report in a tech journal with a sort-of tabloid outlook. Maybe there will be more information in coming days.

No where in the article does it say they charged him with anything.