Ok, so I log onto my Skyline forum this morning only to find this message:
Quote: "
4.00am GMT :
Approximately 30 minutes ago, my home was raided by a combined operation by UK police and Interpol.
They allege that there have been numerous admissions for crimes on this forum, ranging from public speeding to reckless driving on UK and international roads. The provision of both written and video evidence has allowed them to compile, from what I have seen, a large amount of data to prosecute many members of this forum, including myself.
Our entire database and server has been confiscated at this point.
I will keep you updated, but naturally will ask you to refrain from any communication to avoid complicating this matter. Of the 11,500 members on this forum, they've asked for details of the following 458 members:
Showing Users 1 to 458 of 458:
.... list of users, including me!"
Sounds like a load of crap if you ask me. How could the police possibly prosecute members of a forum for writing "I did 150mph last night in a 30 zone", for example? There's no way in hell that'd stand up in court. Not only could the member say he was lying or making it up, but there's also no way to prove he made the post himself, as a mate could've been using his computer/account etc.
So I'm not worried. I don't believe I made any posts that mentioned me driving dangerously or speeding anyway. I have a suspicion there might be more to this - i.e. much more evidence against a few of the users, or perhaps the suspicion by the police of something far more serious on the owners computer equipment.
Anyway, found it kinda amusing I'm being investigated for criminal offences I don't remember commiting, or telling anyone about.
