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Re:British Police Duped by LulzSec Into Arresting the Wrong ... by wccrawford on Thursday July 28, 2011 @09:24AM (#2816615)
Yeah, it was all a little unclear. I'm still not sure whether LS's Topiary stole the name from a troll, or a troll started using Topiary's name.

Not that it matters... In the end, it looks like the real Topiary is in a different country altogether from where the arrest was made.

Absolutely hilarious.

How long before the police discover their mistake, I wonder?

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Re:British Police Duped by LulzSec Into Arresting the Wrong ... by gjm11 on Thursday July 28, 2011 @12:24PM (#2817542)
Not quite so hilarious for the person who (if this story is right) has been arrested for things he didn't do.
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Re:British Police Duped by LulzSec Into Arresting the Wrong ... by wnight on Thursday July 28, 2011 @08:18PM (#2819597)
Better he learn what the system is like while young. With media attention on his arrest he's likely to be unmolested.

There's no alternative where he was safe, just ones where the risk wasn't realized. Now he'll know what many complacent people never realize - how fragile his life is and how easily 'evidence' against him is created as necessary.

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