Posted on 01/03/2018 6:01:39 PM PST by EdnaMode
The state of Washington has filed a consumer protection and civil rights lawsuit against the Motel 6 chain for violating customers' privacy.
In September, Phoenix New Times revealed that employees at two Phoenix-area Motel 6s had been regularly sharing guest information with ICE. After our story was picked up by national news outlets, Motel 6 pledged to discontinue the practice and claimed that it had been "undertaken at the local level without the knowledge of senior management."
We now have evidence that the same thing was happening in Washington.
"It was not isolated to two hotels in Phoenix, not by a long shot," Attorney General Bob Ferguson said at a press conference today.
After reading New Times' reporting back in September, Ferguson directed his staff to investigate whether something similar was taking place at Motel 6's Washington locations.
"I was not impressed by Motel 6’s response at all," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at phoenixnewtimes.com ...
Is that Side Show Bob at it again?
Did they leave the light on for them?
How dare motel 6 obey the law?
Sex traffickers and pimps use motels. It is not uncommon in my area of California for motel owners to co-operate with police if there are illegal activities going on in those rooms.
It isn’t - the Washington AG is apparently as dumb as Coumo and NY AG Schneiderman. He’s angling for dishonest court judge. It’s not his money he is going to spend for his BS frivolousness.
I have never stayed at a Motel 6. This confirms I never will.
They should be sued.
They have no right to disseminate private information of their guests.
Side Show Boob.
Rush’s stand-in is from WA and he said on the show that the AG also fund-raises to pay these costs.
We have plenty of dishonest and corrupt judges here in The Soviet of Washington.
Ice is a federal law enforcement agency. The owner has every right to comply.
This is where Jeff Sessions would step in and protect this guy...
If only the real Jeff Sessions would stand up.
The following is a long excerpt from an informational letter from Portland police to motels regarding not allowing illegal activity at the motels.
I understand the issue of privacy - but if it is my motel and I suspect that the people are doing something illegal - I would refuse them, and then call the cops. This would include people living in the US illegally. Although I would probably put it as a notice on a big sign, and use for advertising purposes as well.
excerpt:
A guide to preventing drug activity, prostitution, and other illegal behavior in hotels and motels.
Introduction
Prostitution, drug activity, and other criminal behavior can harm a hotel or motel and damage the surrounding community. The information in this booklet will give you, the innkeeper, tools to help prevent illegal activity from occurring on your premises.
Not all information provided will be appropriate for every lodging situation. What works for a twenty-room motel near a residential neighborhood may not be appropriate for a 200-room hotel in a downtown business district. Every innkeeper is encouraged to review all the material, then implement those approaches that could work at your establishment.
Drug Activity, Prostitution, and the Law
In Oregon, if you allow your property to be used for prostitution, gambling, drug dealing, or drug manufacturing, you risk both financial judgments and the possibility of having the property closed for up to a year. The action may be brought by state or local attorneys, or by any person living or doing business in the same county (ORS 105.550 to 105.600). The City of Portland’s Specified Crime Ordinance (Chapter 14.80) goes further: In addition to property closure, you could face penalties of up to $500 a day for each day that you took no action to stop the problem.
Why Prevention Works
If you allow guests involved in illegal activity to rent your rooms, your property becomes more attractive to those who cause problems. As problem guests become regulars, good guests become scarce. The longer the cycle continues, the more expensive it is to stop. As the problem worsens, you may face the choice of turning away guests you depend on or facing expensive court costs and civil penalties. Innkeepers who practice effective crime prevention and work hard to attract good clientele experience just the opposite - as problem guests become scarce, desirable guests check in more often, vacancy rates go down, and profits go up. For these reasons prevention steps are both easier to carry out, and less expensive, than the steps required for crisis control.
Commitment: The First Step
While crime prevention techniques can be taught, the commitment to use them cannot. For some, applying suggestions from this booklet will come naturally. For others, there may be difficulty learning new habits. A few may even be reluctant to use the techniques out of a belief that without accepting some “bad” guests the business could not operate. However, experience has shown that even one bad guest can repel many good ones. Commitment pays off: any lodging that can survive with “bad” guests can thrive once improvements are made, over time attracting good clientele and prospering financially.
They turned the light on for them
Moreover, names about who stayed at Motel 6 is not violation of privacy rights. Then my phonebook violates my “privacy rights”. Maybe Side Show Bob thinks the guests had Motel 6 sign nondisclosure agreements under the penalty of law if they disclosed them to ICE.
This guy is the Saul Goodman of attorney generals
And just what private information would they be “disclosing”, the illegal’s fake social security number? The illegal’s fake driver’s license number? The motel clerk hears the illegal coyote/pimp telling his four 16-year old “sisters” to “work hard tonight”, as he sees constant traffic in and out of the room?
Whatever happened to “If you see something, say something”?
ICE, this is the Motel 6 across from the capitol building in Olynpia. Senorita Gonzales is in room 301 but has company this hour, Senor Rameriez is in room 200 but he is in the middle of a sale so hold on there and Senora Jane Doe is in 107 but sleeps during the day. We know these are folks just wanting a chance in life but thought you might like to know.
“This guy is the Saul Goodman of attorney generals”
Haven’t run into Maura Healy from Massachusetts yet, have you?
Great, this moron just gave Maryland AG another stupid idea.
Look for him to be next.
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