Bad Cop: Joburg police declare war on Twitter user Pigspotter
The Joburg metro police have declared war on the man who has become a social networking phenomenon with his up-to-the-minute details of where the cops are trapping in the city.
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As of today, he is back to posting.
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Of course the only downside to the cops opening their mouth is that he now has over 16,000 followers. Our guess is that his followers will double as this story spreads. Silly cops.
JMPD Spokesman Wayne Minnar said "The criminal case will now run its course and there will be no further comment." Too late.
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Check out his Twitter page here
Source: Bad Cop: Joburg police declare war on Twitter user Pigspotter
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PigSpotter, the Twitter user with updates warning motorists of JMPD speed traps, whose popularity grew to more than 14,000 followers, has now gone to ground. His last tweet yesterday was "@PigSpotter being placed on hold. BlackBerry in for repairs, keeps cutting off/restarting. Safe driving everyone! I will be back". |
As of today, he is back to posting.
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But the Saturday Star understands that the metro police believe the man - who gives his name on the social networking site as Cliff - may not be working alone. |
Of course the only downside to the cops opening their mouth is that he now has over 16,000 followers. Our guess is that his followers will double as this story spreads. Silly cops.
JMPD Spokesman Wayne Minnar said "The criminal case will now run its course and there will be no further comment." Too late.
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Police sources said disgruntled current and former police officers who had access to details on planned stakeouts had to be in cahoots with PigSpotter to explain the regularity and accuracy of his updates. Yesterday the net appeared to be closing in on him. Criminal charges of defeating the ends of justice, crimen injuria and defamation were opened at the Sophiatown police station, while PigSpotter admitted on SABC television that he was worried about the ramifications of what he had done. |
Check out his Twitter page here
Source: Bad Cop: Joburg police declare war on Twitter user Pigspotter
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