No, what I was saying is that when someone goes out of their way to dig as deep into people's past and post everything they can find about a person, including their address and phone number and where they work and all their family members and all sorts of other stuff, THAT is going a bit above and beyond what should be allowed. Washington has some pretty good public record sites, but their is fine print that specifies that the info you read will not be shared with others for no justifiable reason or something like that. I'm not saying it's against the law to copy and paste publick info, I'm only saying it's not only helping to bring missing kids home but is downright rude and disrespectful. That's all. Oh sure, sex offender info can be helpful. But those who are immediate family members of missing person and NOT sex offenders and/or have no criminal record is foolish to post their personal info. If someone was to post YOUR address, phone number, spouse, children, pics of you house, pics of your car, every name of every possible relative, and other stuff... you would quickly see my point. Hope that clarifies what I was trying to say.
Hi Hairball, Do you hear me a knckin' at your door? lol Really, I did spend my fair share of time in Tacoma, graduate of Pacific Lutheran University. Ya Ya '67
Well I agree with some of what you say. The posters I know would only research someone if they had reason to believe there might be a connection to the victim, been next door to her house, there while she was swimming, etc. In other words, where I disagree with you is these might seem like innocent parties to you now. But if a connection is made thru research and ties are made, voila! It could mean a possible suspect is 'coming out' as a benefit from all that involved research that was done.
~ BTW, last night on Criminal Minds they had a missing child to find and thru their profiling they came up with some areas to research. The head guy stood in front of his group and said, 'OK, now let's see if we can find a connection from these possibilities, to this child' {not exact words} The FBI works majorly off their researching! ~
I can back that up. Not with a name at this point. But there is a person who fits into the scenario I posted above and I'm lookin' at him real hard. And there is more than I mentioned about him. If it turns out to be a viable possibility I think that is important. Sheriff Scott probably already knows about everything and just has to prove it now!
There is another thing too Hairball. You say 'those who are immediate family members . . . and have no criminal record' should not have their info posted. First, no one in McCleary that I have read has been cleared in the case. Taking a poly doesn't clear someone IMO. It isn't even admissable in a court of law. And I am not implying that any family members are at all involved here.
But . . . . if you extend that to others close to the case, what if they have something in their past that could pop up even in a very simple public search? Hmmm, a conundrum, as of course it would have nothing to do with Lindsey going missing. But it would certainly be worth taking into account if that person is involved on a day to day or week to week basis in the case. It doesn't mean their intentions aren't the best as I am sure they are. I say this only as a point of interest, an example if you will.
If this researching is done with proper decorum and respect for minor children, and out of it comes info which might be beneficial to bringing Lindsey back home, how could you discredit it or not want it to come out?
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