In message <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAIfCFjaFV0BEsFq4L0YKekfCgAAAEAAAAJ+AElyo0nJLrQN/U [log in to unmask]>, at 11:27:01 on Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Tim Trent <[log in to unmask]> writes >The facts of the register are that it contains what I might term "real" >offenders, who commit genuine and horrible crimes of an unpleasant nature >against people ranging from adult to child. Although I have heard people (who ought to know) say that you can get on the sex offenders register by stealing underwear from a washing line. If this is nevertheless an Urban Myth, I'd welcome clarification. As for publishing the list, this is (as far as I can tell) universally regarded within Westminster and the Police as tantamount to open season for vigilantes (remember the riots in Southampton in the Summer of 2000). However, I do have the following (genuine) photo on file: http://www.perry.co.uk/images/danger.jpg -- Roland Perry ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^