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And good luck with that one.

Police want to ban blogs on accused arsonists. OK, the guy's been named in the media since the suppression order was lifted yesterday. Since then apparently facebook et al have gone nuts with variations on the "Die you bastard" postings.

This surprises people because...?

Frankly I think they should have kept the suppression order - while people in Churchill may have widely known who he was, the rest of Victoria/Australia certainly didn't.

And that of course has made it heaps easier for people to find his address, his MySpace page, etc etc.

*sigh*

It might just be me, but I'm thinking the magistrate didn't fully understand that. Which they should have, given the prevalence of phone books over the last century and all.

Whether they were going to or not they'll have to now keep him in protective custody.

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Say, did GTV ever get around to screening Underbelly, or is that still on the banned list too? ;)

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We got the edited first 5 episodes screened (and the entire series illegally). The edited bits basically either blurred or cut out Tony Mokbel. It took me a while to work out why episode 6 wasn't screened, but I think the relevant trials are either just finishing or about to start.