In the wake of convictions for the death of "Baby P", a court order was put in place to ban the publication of the identities of those involved. Unfortunately that didn't prove an effective deterrent to a number of social network subscribers, according to this BBC news story.
The appalling nature of "Baby P's" fatal treatment mean it is hard to detect any signs of public sympathy for the perpetrators. There are three areas in which this can get into questionable ground, of course:
- if someone decides to take the law into their own hands as a result;
- if the lust for revenge extends to those not facing charges (such as the council and social workers involved with the case);
- if someone gets the identities wrong.
Whether or not the current disclosures end up having unwanted consequences, they do illustrate some of the problems modern social networking can produce when it comes into conflict with traditional notions of law and law enforcement.
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