With all of the nigerian scammers and other release of 3rd party information to internet criminals, is this website ( http://www.suwanneesheriff.com/ ) even legal under Code 431.322.12 of the Internet Privacy Act signed by Bill Clinton in 1995? It shows pictures addresses and more information about inmates and previous inmates that have been booked at the Suwannee Valley Sheriff's department. I see how it would be beneficial to expose information about felons and pedophiles like the FBI website does,but is it really fair that there is public information about people who drove while their license was suspended displayed on a website? Who would want to live in Suwannee County (or Live Oak) knowing that their information would be put on this website for internet criminals to obtain?Another indication that this website might not even be legal under the Constitution is by the spelling errors contained in it.Look at http://www.suwanneesheriff.com/Inmates.aspx?BookingNum=070001185 BRUGLARY?
2007-06-21 19:57:47 · 3 answers · asked by Tiffany S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Its legal and a law firm owns the website if you check out the info so those guys know their rights. Live Oak is a small town though and they probably send the rejected imbecile police there for training or whatever. That would explain the spelling errors. I dont think they care what their spelling looks like. They just want to push faces on their website and hang people up like crooks. Always makes the police look better. Get into criminal psychology and understand why the police need to prop up on whoever they come across ok? The police have the right to lie, manipulate, and bribe and intimidate up to a point. Thats why there is so much political crap flying around the FBI spying on local law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement agencies dont like it and want to run amook with their own agendas. Pay checks have to come from somewhere you know!!!
2007-06-21 20:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by POLITICS 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering that all the information on the website is already in the public domain, then yes, it is legal.
Many, if not all, states list the information of people convicted of crimes. That information has *always* been available to the public. But with the Internet, it is now easier for millions to obtain it.
Go to a courtroom someday when people are being arraigned. All the info on the website is read out loud into the court record. Same thing when someone testifies in a case, Name and Address given.
The Constitution is forgiving where misspellings are concerned as long as the misspellings do not seriously jeopardize someone's rights.
2007-06-21 20:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by Mira N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup it is.
I am sure they aren't posting enough information to be useful for identity thieves.
Criminal records, unless special arrangement is made, are public records.
2007-06-21 20:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋