Yomiuri: Nara cop posts investigative information on Mixi
A Nara prefectural police officer posted information about police investigations, including an announcement of a forthcoming crackdown on a group of motorcycle gangs, on a message board of Internet social networking site Mixi...The officer, in his 20s, reportedly posted messages on the site, which has about 11 million registered members, during his working hours. His superior officers verbally reprimanded him for his actions. Police sources quoted him as saying, "I was careless"...According to sources, at 12:22 a.m. on Oct. 2 he posted a message saying, "A certain police station's special investigation task force finally obtained arrest warrants for a motorcycle gang group and will conduct a crackdown on them tomorrow, so I'm going to sleep soon because I have to go [to the police station] early tomorrow morning to provide backup"...The officer was quoted by the police as saying, "I thought only my friends could read my posts"...more...

"I thought only my friends could read my posts"

"...my friends ARE allowed to be pre-warned about secret police raids, right? Damn I wish I had my handbook with me so I could look this stuff up. Police rules are SO HARD to remember! *frownyface* "

amdg wrote:"...my friends ARE allowed to be pre-warned about secret police raids, right? Damn I wish I had my handbook with me so I could look this stuff up. Police rules are SO HARD to remember! *frownyface* "