On 25 May 2011 23:05, Thomas Morton morton.thomas@googlemail.com wrote:
On a converse note; a society that is so enthralled with the idea of a footballer having an affair is so unimaginably pathetic that they probably deserve any restrictions they end up with. Those of us fighting for free speech current seem to be doing so for those who delight in violating the privacy of individuals.
Society isn't enthralled by the affair, it's enthralled by the attempt to keep the affair secret. There is a big difference. It if weren't for the super-injunction, the story would have appeared on page 5 of some tabloids and in a few gossip mags and would have been forgotten in a couple of days.