Dispute Simmers Over Web Site Posting Personal Data on Police

NY Times ^ | July 12, 2003 | ADAM LIPTAK

[Sir Gawain]

"If he wants to drop by the house," Lieutenant Caldwell said, "the police officers would be more than happy to welcome him. We're all armed and trained."

Sounds like a threat.

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[Arpege92]

As a police officer's wife, I don't even want to think about what could happen to these officers and there families. Should someone get this personal information and bring harm to any of these officer's or there families, I would hold this guy accountable!

I know of one incident when my hubby thought someone was following him home from work one night.....of course he wouldn't come straight home and was unable to get any information on the vehicle or the person who was driving it. If the public only knew how many times people have called up police departments to threaten the lives of police officers.

[Stew Padasso]

"I'll be honest and say I do have a quandary over the Social Security numbers," he said. "I'm going to publish them because that's how I got the rest of my information, and I want to let people verify my data. But our state government shouldn't be releasing that data."

Ouch. This could be interesting.

This guy is going to get someone hurt. How could it be that easy to post someones SSN. Amazing.

[goodnesswins]

In the State of Washington you are REQUIRED to GIVE your Soc Sec # when....you get a Drivers License, a Fishing or Hunting License, and a trade license....

[JBBooks]

It is a threat.

I'm a cop and I have been threatened by people that would curl your hair. I tell them if they want me, they can find me at work.

I also tell them if they screw with my family I will kill them. No questions asked.

Perhaps Mr. Internet Freedom should put that particular disclaimer on his website.

[Hal1950]

[ikka]

When is he going to post information on the judges?

[Sir Gawain]

It is a threat.

So it's ok for cops to threaten people?

[wimpycat]

There is not a single incident," he said, "where a police officer has been harassed as a result of police-officer information being on the Internet."

Probably because hardly anybody is looking at it...but it only takes one kook to harrass some cop's wife or meddle with his SS#, and there will be hell to pay.

[Brytani]

Or how many times in a day/week/month/year police officers have their lives threatened or right on the line. This seemingly acceptance of police bashing in society and especially on this site disgusts me.

All my respect to you for being the wife of an officer and to your husband for the tough job he does.

[Brytani]

Have someone put my family at risk by posting personal, detailed information about me on the internet and I'd make more then a threat.

[ampat]

I agree with you. If someone has a gripe, the most they should do is put the officer's name and where he works on the net. Leave wives and kids out of this.

[ikka]

This seemingly acceptance of police bashing in society and especially on this site disgusts me.

Maybe if more police refused to participate in illegal, un-constitutional checkpoints and taxation disguised as traffic ticketing, there would be less criticism.

Many officers have forgotten that they are "peace officers" and are there to peacefully take care of things. Many officers no longer consider themselves "civilians" and instead are SWAT-team wannabes.

[Sir Gawain]

The information is public domain. Anyone can get it. Are you threatening the entire public if they look up your address?

[Freedom4US]

I think perhaps the newspaper article should print Mr. Sheehan's address, phone number, and social security number as well. I'm quite certain he has no problem with that.

[jdontom]

Its not just the kook 5150's anymore, with the new surge of radical socialist movements in every town, cops have enough work while on their watch without having one of these torch happy enviros looking for their address!