Virginia gun owners are upset that their names have been made public by a newspaper. They argue that publication of the names makes them targets for burglaries.
A possible solution is publish names of those who have passed gun certification classes. Therefore criminals would have no certain knowledge where they might be able to […]
Another illegal alien with multiple convictions kills more citizens.
Should the names and photos of arrested illegal aliens be made public on the Internet? Should the dispositions of jailed illegals be made public?
The question is similar to making the identity of individuals infected with HIV/AIDS public. What rights do citizens have to […]
The Ohio legislature is close to passing a bill requiring convicted sex offenders to use flourescent green license plates. The Governor has indicated he would sign the bill.
Opponents argue that offenders have paid their debt to society and should be free from further embarrassment or potential vigilante justice. This same argument was made […]
The “London Times” lists many government secrets revealed by The Freedom of Information Act.
However no specifics are given. For example, how many British subjects would like to know which foreign diplomats have been accused of rape, child abuse, or murder but were not charged due to diplomatic immunity or which police officers also have […]
Reported rapes have increased in Australia according to a secret government report.
Several questions for Australian taxpayers include, “Who benefits from the secrecy? Are more rapists likely to be caught due to secrecy? Are citizens more likely to be watchful due to secrecy? Are taxpayers more likely to be trusting of […]
Police have warned householders to watch out for three convicted burglars, but cannot issue descriptions of the men for fear of breaching their human rights.
In Britain private handgun ownership is banned. Knives suitable for defense are banned. A robber is more likely to sue the victim and win damages that go to jail […]
According to this story, some police departments are posting crime scene videos online in the hope that citizens may identify the perpetrators. It would seem that private individuals could make similar postings. This is also similar to the attempt to publish video of border crossing areas.
The countervailing view is that publishing video somehow […]