Judge rules blogger’s identity must be revealed: “Blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity”
The secret blogger behind the UK police blog Night Jack has had a legal setback in his quest to remain anonymous. The UK High Court has refused to preserve the anonymity of the policeman who has blogged about his work and government ministers. The BBC is reporting that because the blogging touched on political issues, he had more of a public role than he might have expected. From the BBC’s write up.
In his blog “Night Jack – An English Detective” the unnamed officer chronicled his working life in an unnamed UK town: descriptions of local criminals and his struggle with police bureaucracy.
Mr Justice Eady said the blog contained opinions on a number of social and political issues relating to the police and the administration of justice.
He added Night Jack had expressed strong opinions on matters of political controversy and had also criticised a number of ministers.
The blog has now been deleted and many of his comments can no longer be found short of searching the archive sites. We’ll see what the Times publishes and then watch the ramifications of the police bureaucracy crushing this man’s life over the next few months.
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