UK police ask blogger to remove UKIP tweets

Re:UK police ask blogger to remove UKIP tweets by seabee on Sunday May 11, 2014 @08:17PM (#7730579)

I was asked to remove offending content too. Like OP they admitted they couldn't make me, but it was implied that it would appease the offended party and make things easier (for them, at least, since it makes it more likely the crank would stop wasting their time).

It certainly wasn't suggested in the way the Mafia might suggest you pay for protection, if that's what you're thinking. There was no sense of authority when they asked it. It sounds like the same thing happened to OP.

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Re:UK police ask blogger to remove UKIP tweets by Crito on Sunday May 11, 2014 @08:31PM (#7730622)

Honestly I think it is fairly problematic for them to even relay the request that you take it down. If the aggrieved party has an issue with what you are saying but you are operating within your rights and the law, then the aggrieved party can make the request themselves.

I think that having the police, or a politician (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09...) or any other member of the government relay those requests is out of line.

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Re:UK police ask blogger to remove UKIP tweets by seabee on Monday May 12, 2014 @04:36AM (#7731686)

True. Looking back on it I was pretty mad at the time, especially over what is a civil matter, but it proved to be absolutely inconsequential.

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