Sheboygan (WI) woman files landmark case over Web links (against police)

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=786584 | August 24, 2008 | JOHN DIEDRICH

[contemplator]

From what I gather reading her website only a moron would assume the link was authorized by the city

I'm not following the logic that one has to get permission to link to a government site that is funded by the taxpayers. As far as that goes, I was under the impression that everyone had the right to link to any website they chose to. If the owner of the website wants to restrict access to their site then it's up to them to implement some sort of authentication system, but the right to an 'unlisted' web address doesn't exist as far as I know. It's the content of a site that might possibly be copyright protected, not the address itself.

[Redbob]

"Reisinger ran the Brat City Web Design site..."

Is that "brat" as in "bratwurst," or (as seems more likely) "brat" as in "spoiled?"

[Titan Magroyne]

Crazy. The actions of gov't employees in the incidents you posted about call for a come-to-Jesus-moment on behalf of the taxpayers whose monies finance civil duties. Which by the way, should not involve retaliatory strikes against citizens who demand an accounting of taxpayer-funded activities.

[sbMKE]

Braaat. The sausage. Johnsonville brats are heralded as being from Sheboygan even though they’re made a short jaunt out of town.

Sheboygan is also home to the Kohler Art Center and the Kohler company (toilets, faucets, sinkes, etc.) is right outside town in Kohler village.

All in all a nice city with a bad government problem. We haven’t even touched on its judge issues. Revolving door justice there, while “unauthorized” web links get the full force of the “law.”

[PapaBear3625]

Am I missing something? What does that have to do with this thread?

This thread is about a government agency opposing a citizen's posting of public information about them.

[jellybean]

Got ping?

[monday]

“This thread is about a government agency opposing a citizen’s posting of public information about them.”

No, it’s about linking to a public web site. Linking to a web site that may contain public information is not the same as publishing that information.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Wisconsin Conservative Politics Ping!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Her attorney is a former DA - Paul Bucher.”

She’s gonna kick their butts, LOL! You go, Girl!

[Rick Deckard]

I've been out of the Wisconsin loop long enough to be suprised to hear that the Mayor of Sheboygan is named Juan Perez. That would be as surprising as having a mayor with a surmame of Olzsewski here in the great arid Southland.