Dispute Simmers Over Web Site Posting Personal Data on Police

NY Times ^ | July 12, 2003 | ADAM LIPTAK

[Brian S]

Here's hoping you receive your own rewards soon...

Oh I'm ready, but I hope I'm in line behind a couple of "peace officers".

I want to hear their explanations to the Almighty for the "works" they have done.

Pleasant dreams to you and yours...also!!!

[AAABEST]

Oh please. You can go right now and make a "Sheenen is and A$$hole" site and put whatever you want there.

But it's good to see that you really don't care at all about equal treatment of personal information; afterall, the cops obviously deserve it right?

No, I meant what I said. Everyone get's to do it or nobody, you're just not listening, I half agreed with you a few posts ago. Is agreeing not enough, or should I also stand on my head and spit wooden nickles out my ass?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

If I were a terrorist, I would call such a website a valuable resource. It would save time. People forget that small detail.

[CWOJackson]

Then you would be in favor of the deputies post the same information about you on a website?

As you say, no reason why they can't turn it around.

[AAABEST]

#80

Bingo. They're slowly making it us v them by getting bigger bolder and more invasive. Then they're surprised when us treats them like them treats us.

Hey mom, hows my grammar!?

[Brytani]

Yeap, cops just pull people over to harrass them. They never do it because maybe the person is breaking a law, or heaven forbid..

I didn't say or even allude to any of that, what are you talking about?

"Oh bah. They love their Friday night roadblocks where everyone gets asked for their papers and gets a mini interrogation, it's not like it's torture for them and nobody is forcing them to do it. They do it because they can."

You just did - once again.

[CWOJackson]

Of course, I obviously misunderstood you. For some reason I took your comment, "By the way things sound though, he's being gone after and harmed more than anyone who he's put on his site. I'll be he's got some legal bills.", as some sort of justification for Mr. Sheehan. Glad to see that you agree, he has absolutely no right to post this kind of information. Excuse my misunderstanding.

[CWOJackson]

But you must remember, they share something in common with that terrorist...they hate the police.

[Brytani]

Guilty until they prove themselves innocent in your little mind. Great judicial system you'd have for us.

[Fred Mertz]

Terrorists don't want to go after cops. They want to go after unarmed civilians.

Get your phone number unlisted if you're worried about it. Go off the grid if you can. I wish I could.

[David1]

You know, I used to be very pro-police. But then I had an incident where a cop said he had the right to block my drive-way because his car was on a public rd. Then my feeling of the police went from positive to very negative. I only wished I could have had a cam-corder/video camera on when he told me that.

[AAABEST]

Then you would be in favor of the deputies post the same information about you on a website?

YES!!!! Geesh you are thick. Except I don't like the SS# and don't see how this guy is getting away with that. I agree that is certainly wrong. Although if SS#'s weren't used as an orwellian ID# as they are today, that wouldn't be a problem either.

[Brytani]

Once again I will post this. Random searches/roadblocks and checks are all allowed under various state law because the legislature enacted a bill into law, or the public voted it in by ballot measure.

Cops do NOT have the luxury of picking and choosing which laws they will enforce and which ones they will ignore. As much as you and others would like to see them do.

You have a bitch about random searches/roadblocks - take it up with the politicians in your state or the state you are in where it happens AND with the supreme court who decided they were legal.

[CWOJackson]

In that case my feelings toward a particular officer would have headed south, but police officers in general? No.

[af_vet_rr]

It's good to know you've been conditioned to accept whatever the government thinks is proper for you ;-)

[Brytani]

No different then hating all blacks because some of them break the laws, or hating latino's because some of them illegally enter this country and cause problems.

So you believe it's logical to group all cops into the some basket of evil because you had a problem with one of them?

[AAABEST]

You think his situation is a bummer, I'd like to show you some pics I that I took and what happend to me very recently.

BTW I'm an honorary member of the Florida Sheriffs Association.

[bjcintennessee]

Yep, the nerd in the back of the class grew up and now has a gun and a badge and is going to make sure you know who's boss.

Don't know if the cop I'm picturing was a nerd, but he went to high school with my kids and it was widely known that he had a major complex about being short (he'd been in several fights because of it). Since my son is 6'3", this guy thought his uniform, badge and gun added several feet to his diminished stature. When my son stated that his car was off the road when then other vehicle struck it, this littly guy whips out his flashlight, shining it in my son's eyes, and starts shouting "Are you arguing with me?!". And he thunders forward, forcing my son to step back while he continues to blind him with the flashlight and rail at him for disputing him.

[David1]

But it still does not give them the right to harass anyone.

[Brytani]

You'd be better off realizing that I understand the ways laws are put into effect, unlike some on this thread who seem to believe cops not only make, break, uphold, decide, enact and enforce the laws.

However, in the real world where a elementary school civics class might come in handy, cops do not make the laws, however it is their sworn duty to enforce them.