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What is the name of that Irish airline?"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell -
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Like this?Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
An England footballer has taken legal action to prevent The News Grind from revealing he had been faithful throughout his married life.
He has taken out a super-injunction which blocks the reporting of personal details about the star, who is in his twenties.
But an eleventh-hour legal challenge has allowed us to report some of the sensitive information without identifying the Premier League player.
The star, referred to in official court papers as ‘soft lad’ has been happily married for more than 12 months and never strayed.
His legal team argued that millions of pounds of sponsorship deals could be in jeopardy if details about his private life were reported.
A source close to the player said: “What sort of reputation would he have within the football world if everyone knew he loved his wife and wasn’t trying it on with WAG wannabees?Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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...and it seems that a journalist is now in trouble for having named said footballer on Twitter, but we're not supposed to name the journalist (Giles Coren) either
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Are we allowed to know you wrote that?Originally posted by CENSORED View Post...and it seems that a journalist is now in trouble for having named said footballer on Twitter, but we're not supposed to name the journalist (censored) eitherMy all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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They were saying on R4 this morning that by asking for the details of the twits who posted the players name (61665) they have inadvertently prompted thousands more twits to post it too, they're calling it the 'Spartacus Effect'.
Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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I was wondering if any action could actually be taken against these twittering people, most of whom are presumably just members of the public. I don't see how the injunction can apply to them, as they were never actually served with it and while they might suspect it applied to the person being discussed they didn't actually know for certain.
If they were threatened with legal action, surely that would result in a strong argument for overturning the original injunction as it would be in the public interest to avoid tying up the courts with prosecuting tens of thousands of people for tweeting about something that no-one really gives a tulip about anyway.
Either way, aren't professional footballers a right bunch of cocks.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Rumour has it that Fabio Capello has taken legal advice and won't be naming [REDACTED] in the squad for the Switzerland game.
<yes, of course it's recycled>While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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I thought the player in question (why aren't we naming them?) was one of the boring, clean, professional ones.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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Good question. Admin, can we have some clarification on whether we are risking a ticking off?Originally posted by d000hg View PostWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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