Alan Holmes outed!

Simon Brooke said the following on 17/05/2007 10:48:

Quoted message said:

I can exclusively reveal that 'Alan Holmes' is actually a pseudonym used by
judge Peter Openshaw:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrEPggaWSqKdgjtBAF

Strewth! Surely that judge isn't competent to make a judgement in that
particular case!

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

Simon Brooke said the following on 17/05/2007 10:48:

Quoted message said:

I can exclusively reveal that 'Alan Holmes' is actually a pseudonym used by
judge Peter Openshaw:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrE
PggaWSqKdgjtBAF

Strewth! Surely that judge isn't competent to make a judgement in that
particular case!

indeed, should be removed fairly promtly.

roger

Simon Brooke said:

I can exclusively reveal that 'Alan Holmes' is actually a pseudonym used by
judge Peter Openshaw:

What is a judge?

--
Dave...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Strewth! Surely that judge isn't competent to make a judgement in
that particular case!

indeed, should be removed fairly promtly.

I think we'll find that he's a fast learner.

On Thu, 17 May 2007 12:26:37 +0100,

Roger Merriman said:

Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

Simon Brooke said the following on 17/05/2007 10:48:

Quoted message said:

I can exclusively reveal that 'Alan Holmes' is actually a pseudonym used by
judge Peter Openshaw:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrE
PggaWSqKdgjtBAF

Strewth! Surely that judge isn't competent to make a judgement in that
particular case!

indeed, should be removed fairly promtly.

Why?

Firstly, he may have been asking because he thought that some on the
jury might not know.

Secondly, what exactly is a web-site in law? Is it just defined as HTML
delivered over HTTP? To be honest if the law was written correctly it
wouldn't matter. But the govt. have tended to treat electronic
communication over the internet as a specific offence rather than use
the existing legislation - or at least that has been their rhetoric, and
the media have supported them every step of the way. So I wouldn't be
surprised if there was a specific clause in the law with differential
punishment.

--
Andy Leighton => [email hidden]
"The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials"
- Robert Rankin, _They Came And Ate Us_

Andy Leighton said:

On Thu, 17 May 2007 12:26:37 +0100,

Roger Merriman said:

Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

Simon Brooke said the following on 17/05/2007 10:48: > I can
exclusively reveal that 'Alan Holmes' is actually a pseudonym used by >
judge Peter Openshaw:
>
>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrE
PggaWSqKdgjtBAF

Strewth! Surely that judge isn't competent to make a judgement in that
particular case!

indeed, should be removed fairly promtly.

Why?

Firstly, he may have been asking because he thought that some on the
jury might not know.

the news item doesn't seem to bare that idea out, it *looks* like the
judge has very little idea as to the what and the hows of the case which
in some cases would be not a issue but not in this case.

on the other hand this looks like tabloid news so who knows.

Quoted message said:

Secondly, what exactly is a web-site in law? Is it just defined as HTML
delivered over HTTP? To be honest if the law was written correctly it
wouldn't matter. But the govt. have tended to treat electronic
communication over the internet as a specific offence rather than use
the existing legislation - or at least that has been their rhetoric, and
the media have supported them every step of the way. So I wouldn't be
surprised if there was a specific clause in the law with differential
punishment.

well that indeed is another point.

roger