&#62; Something doesn't feel right in all of this case. Like we are missing something.<p>I have a very hard time imagining anything short of this guy having a history of blowing things up that would be reason enough for an arrest.<p>&#62; I suspect there was some otherp particular reason the police were worried he may take extreme action secondary to the tweet; it would explain things more clearly.<p>Because you would hope that that would be the case ?<p>That's just wishful thinking on your part I'm afraid, I have absolutely no problem in believing that it happened the way it has been described, by now the police is well aware this thing is going to blow up in their faces if there was even a remotely plausible reason they would have trotted it out on a leash for display by now.<p>&#62; Hundreds of people are reported eah month as veiwing kiddy porn. The majority are innocent but you will struggle to find too many people who will disagree With them beig investigated.<p>Being investigated for the possession of child pornography because of anonymous tips makes it far too easy to smear people and to use the police as attack dogs in personal vendettas.<p>It also basically gives the authorities carte-blanche to go and investigate anybody at all claiming there was an anonymous tip, and I think that for that reason alone this ia a bad development.<p>I realize you may probably disagree but if a person is 'so concerned' about this that they would report you but not concerned enough that they would make that report without being anonymous then it is most likely a sick prank being pulled on someone.<p>If it weren't then there would almost always be someone in the vicinity of the individual being reported that would have the balls to face the perp over this and make a non-anonymous report.<p>The lucky few child pornographers that only have cowards in their circle of acquaintances we'd have to learn to live with.<p>&#62; If a concerend indvidual, perhaps someone who knows he guy, as worried by what he read and reported it what do the police do?<p>I would think that even a personal visit is one step too far, a simple letter that would state that the guy is because of this 'flagged' and if there is any indication that there is more to it then it might be time for doing something about it. Until then make sure that when he gets on a plane that his luggage gets some extra tlc.<p>&#62; as I said, I can't help feeling there is a touch more to this than a busy body stalking Twitter :-)<p>You have a lot of faith in the law, which is nice. I've seen tons of incompetence far worse than this so I'm very much on the side that has absolutely no problem believing the story as it is told.