I love the Pigspotter!
The pigspotter uses twitter to warn his followers of speed traps. Whats wrong with that? You might as. I, for one, think its wonderful and seriously what harm does it do? If nothing else it keeps motorists within that vicinity under the speed limit.
But no! Here in this great country of ours where the ANC government is keen to introduce the Information Act which will take us 10 steps back instead of a leap forward, here the National Prosecuter(N.P.A) has brought charges against the Pigspotter saying that he is giving information that should not public and insulting the South African Police Service by calling them PIGS!! Haha!
And that is the big worry concerning the proposed Info Act...
Surely, the government cannot seek to avoid all possible harm that might arise from the disclosure of sensitive information. Some risk of harm has to be tolerated in a democracy because the dangers posed by secrecy - lack of accountability, abuse of power, infringements of human rights and a culture of impunity - can imperil the democratic order itself.
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