It is a crime in the UK to send a malicious message contrary to that Act of parliament...
> Why would they even need to interview him to determine if it was a crime or not?
Lots of reasons to interview him, and you've given one here. Generally in UK, if someone complains that you've broken the law, you're given an interview to present your side of the matter.
> For all we know, this detention is completely unrelated to WannaCry.
No everyone has already determined 'wow he did a good deed' and 'us law enforcement bad'.
The fact is he is linked to this event and a person of interest who they want to get more info from. As such it makes total sense they would detain him for some questioning searches and so on.
If you are someone who stops a crime you will also get questioned by the police. For all they know you are covering your own tracks and had a role in the crime. This is almost a cliche in movies and tv.
> in the UK you can't use anything found for unrelated crimes.
So when the police in UK searches your apartment for computers because you insulted someone on twitter and an officer breaks their ankle while tripping over one of the skeletons in the living room you're not going down for murder?
> I wanted to collect records, go to the police, and have the criminal arrested.
That's not really how it works. The police can subpoena Google for the records, they won't trust audit logs you provide. Just file a police report if this is a real issue.
> 3. Normalization of people who commit transgressive acts.
This could happen if the law enforcement let it happen. The question you should ask is why he is not already in jail since the transgressive act in question is already is illegal.
Media Lab is not in position to put someone in jail or charge someone a crime.
> my sister updated the police on our significant evidence haul and the police agreed that they had enough to at least arrest him and question him
There’s no evidence the cops would have acted on just a complaint. Anecdotally, I know several people who’ve struggled to get the cops to take stalking seriously.
> In that case I would kind of rather they go to a megacorp vs. me needing to get a lawyer and figure out how to respond.
If a crime occurred outside your home, but your home security cameras caught it, the police will discover this when they talk to you about the incident to collect witness statements, if you choose to share it.
If a crime occurred inside your home, and your home security cameras caught it, the police will discover this when you report the crime and you offer to share the evidence that may help you receive a cure.
There is absolutely nothing that a megacorp helps with here.
> It shows his bias, which is a clear conflict of interest
If a police officer is investigating you for committing a crime, they don’t recuse themselves because they think you’re guilty. That’s why they’re investigating you.
Focus on solving crimes like theft, not investigating meme retweets.
Why would they even need to interview him to determine if it was a crime or not?
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