The internet is awash with racist opinions of all hues – but when are prosecutions worth pursuing?
Sources who leak classified secrets are breaking the law; they make a judgment that exposing the information is worth the risk of prosecution.
However, a Home Office review from last year found Brittan had written to Dickens in 1984 saying the material had been assessed by the director of public prosecutions as worth pursuing and "passed to the appropriate authorities".
It's worth noting that Mr. Obama's prosecution of whistle-blowers is not an isolated instance of the disconnect between words and actions on free speech.
Current powers allow Rim and others to identify people who may be worth further investigation and potential prosecution without looking at the contents of their messages.
However, it is also worth questioning whether arrest and criminal prosecution are a reasonable response to drug use in the first place.
The trial judge, Eugene Nickerson, now deceased, was aware of the dangers posed by the conflict, but he allowed Mr. Worth, over the objections of the prosecution, to continue as counsel for Mr. Schwarz.
Her case contrasts with that of the mystery City worker who was alleged to have dodged five years' worth of fares to London, but avoided prosecution after making an out-of-court settlement with rail company Southeastern.
But all have been charged with involvement in the theft of what the prosecution said was around £10m worth of valuables.
Some longtime prosecution experts, responsible for decades' worth of convictions, have been revealed as outright frauds.
