Charlotte Police Chief Darrel Stephens - An Apology and a Promise.
As if police work isn't treacherous enough, now our law enforcement officers have to watch their backs for another danger - Mecklenburg County Commissioners.
Mecklenburg County officials estimate the real estate and mapping websites, which expose officer's names and addresses, each received about 63,000 hits - this month.
County officials have the audacity to defend the websites by noting that no other NC city or county government exempts law enforcement officers.
That's the same logic used by four year-olds whose defense for playing in the toilet is "But you never told me not to play in the toilet."
To any rational human being, public access to law enforcement officers' personal data is a clear danger. If that wasn't clear before, then it certainly is now; Chief Stephens stated the home of one of his men was broken into and the suspect gained his address from the register of deeds. This wasn't an isolated incident, by the way.
It's disgraceful that Mecklenburg County jeopardizes the safety of the rest of us. But when Commissioner Chairman Parks Helms casually states the county will have to "carefully consider any exemptions" for law enforcement, he has crossed the line.
Chief Stephens, I apologize for the lack of respect by Mecklenburg County officials.
Chairman Helms, you drew the line in the sand.
I'm crossing it.
Watch this spot.
Mecklenburg County officials estimate the real estate and mapping websites, which expose officer's names and addresses, each received about 63,000 hits - this month.
County officials have the audacity to defend the websites by noting that no other NC city or county government exempts law enforcement officers.
That's the same logic used by four year-olds whose defense for playing in the toilet is "But you never told me not to play in the toilet."
To any rational human being, public access to law enforcement officers' personal data is a clear danger. If that wasn't clear before, then it certainly is now; Chief Stephens stated the home of one of his men was broken into and the suspect gained his address from the register of deeds. This wasn't an isolated incident, by the way.
It's disgraceful that Mecklenburg County jeopardizes the safety of the rest of us. But when Commissioner Chairman Parks Helms casually states the county will have to "carefully consider any exemptions" for law enforcement, he has crossed the line.
Chief Stephens, I apologize for the lack of respect by Mecklenburg County officials.
Chairman Helms, you drew the line in the sand.
I'm crossing it.
Watch this spot.
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