Super Injunctions - the Law is an Ass!

Isn't it wonderful how a bit of scandal catches the eyes and ears of Joe Public?

I have been following the saga of the super injunctions for the last week, and quite honestly my thoughts are that the law has become something of an ass over its handling of the recent affair. I Imogen that the lady in question is not too happy that her name has been dragged through the media whilst the character who we will refer to as "Saving Private ----" has (almost) managed to keep his name out of the public domain.

After the original super injunction it seemed that we were not going to find out his name by any legitimate means, (and certainly not from any of the newspapers) until a few souls in the know decided to use Twitter to hint very broadly at who he was. It was then that he decided to use his muscle (should that be money?) and try and threaten all those who had put his name forward on Twitter.

But this time the threats of super injunctions really backfired on him. As a result of his threats and pending action, Twitter is now awash with items naming him!

I really enjoyed the Scottish Sunday Herald's slant on things. Because they only publish in Scotland, and Scottish Law is different to English Law they have taken the stance that they cannot be sued for publishing the name of the footballer involved! Good on them I say!

I saw a lovely comment from one person who suggested he should save his skills for scoring on the football pitch not with the ladies!