Suffererof1crankymofo Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Your first part is again based on the assumption that whatever he did was related to his possession of a camera, which is by no means a given. If I had seen the person, and considered his actions to be "normal", then, why would I bother wasting a couple of hours of my life giving a statement against somebody who has (probably and, until we are told otherwise) done no wrong? This is entirely what I have been saying. If people are asked to come forward with information on somebody who is believed to have been acting suspiciously, they are only likely to report information if they agreed he had been doing so. If they didn't feel he was acting suspiciously, they are as unlikely as yourself to take the time to report it. Whereas if the report says, "police are seeking information on an accused peeping tom" (for example), people would be more likely to report having seen him even if they didn't see him doing anything they considered to be wrong at the time. I cannot for the life of me understand the reaction to this report, it is completely standard procedure in trying to gather more information on a police matter, and the prompt for doing so may well have been a report from another member of the public. The level of assumptive anger shown by people who clearly weren't in the vicinity at the time and don't have a clue about the matter concerned is about as perfect a microcosm for this forum as you could get. So you have a crystal ball as to which people would reply? The Police request was not if you agree that he was acting suspiciously, please come forward. The request for assistance was:- "The police are keen to speak with anyone who has information on the whereabouts or on the identity of this man." Edited May 21, 2015 by Suffererof1crankymofo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 To an extent, but if I say "Hitler believed Jewish people should be persecuted" and somebody actively misquotes me to suggest those are my own views, it would be entirely reasonable for me to clarify against their misrepresentation. Yay, a Godwin's Law Award winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjasga Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Perhaps it's time for a Godwin's Law Law, since it's mention is probably even more likely in online discussions than that of Hitler himself these days. Rest assured, the choice of analogy was very much intentional in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 ^ Yeah well, "Sieg Heil" is so much better than "Semper Vigilo" anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Has plod hauled this guy in yet? There's a guy on page 16 of Friday's paper that might, could, possibly, maybe fit the description. As they say, there's nothing better than hiding in plain sight, is there. Edited May 24, 2015 by Ghostrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjasga Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Think you need to reacquaint yourself with a map of Lerwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 ^ The pic was taken Sunday, he'd walked on bit by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjasga Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Perhaps a map/calendar combo in that case. I'm sure they'll have something along those lines at the bookshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 ^ I'll take your advice, when you take mine - Install Sense of Humour 1.0 and start reading this thread from the beginning again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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