Do Mumsnet have to report intent to break the law

Report a throwaway email address and false details to the police? They probably won’t be doing that, no. I expect the police have better things to do, as they will when people phone them to say their neighbour has 6 people visiting them.

@ApolloandDaphne common sense isnt something that is encouraged these days, just rule following ..... except when the government says to use your common sense ..... but then shouts at you for using it ..... People are more about 'reporting' those around them these days.

I know a few other countries, both now and in the past, where reporting those who go against government law around civil liberties like who you can see and where you can go was/is encouraged. It always works out well.

Timewasting is also a crime

Are you seriously expecting Mumsnet to give report and pass on personal details of someone to the police for having a party for 10 people instead of 6. Really!

Fuck me is this what we’ve become. There’s really no hope for us.

I really don't think that you can compare someone perhaps declaring their intention to kill or carry out a terrorist attack with someone planning to convene a birthday party with more than the legal number of people! Let's have some common sense here.

I would prefer MN to report law breaking if I'm honest. And they have a legal and moral duty to do so

Who is MN to decide which laws are flexible and that don't have to be followed? And how do they decide which laws are reportable or not?! What might be a victimless "minor" crime to some MN members isn't the case for others

Yeah but to make a Conspiracy charge stick, the police usually need evidence that some action has been taken. Like a WhatsApp group or invitations saying "BTW don't tell the rozzers".

Oh please 😂

Oh.

Someone is having a birthday party with 10 guests NiceGerbil

I'd report someone who I found out was planning a terrorist attack to the police.

I expect MNHQ would as well.

Not read the thread. What's being planned?!

I don't know about MN reporting people but I do think posts actively encouraging people to break the law should be taken down

OP, would you want MN to report people?

I dont think Mumsnet should become Snitchnet.

I have also wondered this - I've seen many people on the IVF boards state they are lying to the NHS to obtain free fertility treatment - eg NHS rules state if you pay privately for a cycle of IVF first then it gets deducted from any NHS cycles - if you were only entitled to one on the NHS then the person would get no free NHS cycles. But some posters freely admit to lying and saying they haven't had any previous private treatment so they can get the NHS one? Which in my mind is blatant fraud? And therefore illegal?
Where does MN draw the line? If we report those posts then they just get removed? Doesn't MN have a social as well as legal responsibility to report these members to relevant bodies/authorities?

That poster is only going break the law in a specific and limited way.

Apparently that's all the rage now, as long as you announce it in advance @FlaviaAlbiaWantsLangClegBack.

OP, if all the people on the net who say they will break the rules are reported, the service would break. It takes time and effort tracking down the real person behind the screen name. Then, they have to wait until the crime is committed. That's a whole lot of resources for something minor or that may not even happen at all.

Whether MNHQ should hand over details to the police or not I am shocked that they allow posts encouraging people to break the law to stand.

I can't imagine they'd allow a post telling someone to drink drive, because they'd likely get away with it, to stand would they?

That poster is only going break the law in a specific and limited way.

That's fine now.

OP, 7 people consensually sharing space is in no way comparable to terrorism or conspiracy to murder.

MNHQ should not be handing over members' personal details. And the police will not appreciate being completely overwhelmed by reports.