The detective took personal and private info I gave him and told my daughter who is the compaintant. That act has probably dissolved any salvageable relationship there may have been.
2007-09-14 07:09:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You don't give anywhere near enough information for people to give you an answer.
2007-09-14 07:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Privacy laws are very specific about what is considered "private" information. While they vary from state to state mostly they have to do with data like social security numbers, medical information and financial data.
There is no protection regarding names of friends and acquaintances, where you have traveled or any other information you freely gave a police officer in the course of an investigation. In fact, if that information will pull pertinent case related information from another person involved with the case, they will likely use it.
Also, in some jurisdictions, Miranda warnings are not required to be read to witnesses to a crime. Miranda only has to do with self-incrimination not with incriminating somebody else.
2007-09-14 13:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a detective can and cannot say is dependent upon what the detective hears. There is no confidentiality inherent with anything said to police. As they tell you during a Miranda declaration, you DO have the right to remain silent, and you do have a right to have an attorney present during questioning. If you speak after acknowledging that you are aware of your rights, anything you say can, and WILL be used against you in a court of law. The point is that a detective is not bound by any standard of confidentiality.
2007-09-14 07:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It really depends on your local and state laws, and the nature of the complaint. So, it is probably better addressed by a local lawyer. In many states, the complainant isn’t allowed “privileged information” outside of a discovery though.
2007-09-14 07:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by HaVoC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CAN they? Yes. Cops aren't lawyers. They aren't bound by confidentiality. They tell what they want and DON'T tell what they don't want.
I'm actually counting on the fact that they'll tell, because there was an incident here a few nights ago and the officer who responded comes back on tonight. I want to ask him who was arrested and why, and if he knows why they (the people) came to my house at all. Hopefully, he'll tell me since I'm the one who called.
2007-09-14 07:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋