back in 2007 the Roanoke virginia paper did the same thing during Sunshine
Week (annual week where in newspapers publishes stories about accessing
public records and the problems they had gaining access)
here are two stories
Shedding light on concealed handguns - Roanoke.com http://bit.ly/UoKoRy
State police close list of gun permits - Roanoke.com http://bit.ly/1344Pdc
the attitude of the paper, much like the NY paper's, was "i'm going to
publish this because i can." The Putnam County clerk noted in the press
conference yesterday that when the NY law was implemented 30 years ago the
records were not held in databases but rather on paper. Thirty years ago a
reporter would have had to sit down and copy out each name and address, but
now they get it electronically, making it easier. the key question for me
is what purpose was served by publishing the names of people who had not
committed a crime?
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, John Phillips <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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> The newspaper in Memphis Tennessee .... pulled
> this stunt with similar effect a few years ago. Gun ownership opponents
> thought it was great. Gun owners were furious at their invasion of privacy
> by the alleged misuse of Public Records.
>
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