The News of the World campaign is wrong – but so are those who vilify the ordinary people who support it

The News of the World campaign to name and shame paedophiles has met with universal condemnation in the quality press. It is represented as dangerous vigilantism which will lead to murder. Of course, I agree this campaign is misguided; it will drive paedophiles into hiding, where the possibility of monitoring is lost. But I am equally appalled at the contempt which this same liberal press is meting out on the people and communities involved in such campaigns.

Full article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2000/aug/01/childprotection.roscoward