Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So if flagrant statements about the > guilt/innocence of, shall we say a suspect to a > crime who has recently been arrested, are > published on a community forum where they could be > read by local people who are likely to be called > as witnesses it could constitute contempt of > court. I Put yourself in their shoes - assuming you were nicked by the filth and considered yourself innccent, how woulf you feel about a local website bringing the subject up deciding your guilt or innocence beforehand ? ( eg : he had funny eyes/ lived with his mum/ used to go out late at night/ looked at me in a funny way ) Unfort. Its a short hop from concerned local citizens to local Mob, as weve seen in recent years.