Is Daniel Akerman the LulzSec spokesman Topiary? The video evidence

In the last few days, in the light of a teenager being arrested by British police in the Shetland Islands, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether the cops apprehended the wrong man.

Had police really arrested Topiary, the spokesperson for Anonymous and LulzSec, or had they been tricked into collaring a fall guy instead?

Certainly lots of people seem to subscribe to the theory that the police have goofed. A poll Sophos conducted of over 400 people who expressed an opinion, found that 73% believed the police had not arrested the real “Topiary”.

Specifically, many internet sites have proposed the theory that Topiary is not an 18-year-old in Shetland, but…

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