Yesterday I posted a website www.ratemycop.com that I discovered from a story on the Morning Express with Robin Meade (which is a great news show. The stories are too short to have any spin or politicizing and Robin is hot.) I immediately checked out the site, created a login, rated the latest government enforcer that I have had the displeasure of encountering and watched the rest of the story that I conveniently recorded with my DVR. The story was informative about the site and led viewers to make their own conclusions; however the police officers interviewed did not have a favorable opinion of the website. The idea that a government agent is somehow not above reproach and the availability of a public forum such as the internet creating a forum to inform the public about the actions (positive or negative) of the law enforcement community was too much for them to handle.
The interviewed officer (who's name, rank, and jurisdiction escape me because all cops look, act, and smell of the same bullshit) was making his case that the website creates a danger to the lives and families of the members of the law enforcement community. He was alleging that through the internet that the addresses and other personal information of the officers listed on the website could be discovered and potential harm may come to them.
This website was just a list of police officers with a simple rating system and up to 300 words to describe your encounter. No personal info other than the officer's name was available, and to rate the officer you had to already know their name. (This is on the ticket/report/badge) Personal information is easy to come by on the internet for anyone with the patience and desire to track it down. All that is needed is a name and some computer ninja can find out what you had for breakfast on 8/19/02. None of that information was available on the site.
The police have gotten their way. I tried to check the website tonight and it is "unavailable". Just like that, the website is mysteriously gone. I don't know what happened to the site. They could have not paid their hosting bill, the server could have been hit by lighting, an employee could have spilled coffee on the server, there are countless reasons why the site isn't operational, but I have a good idea of what happened.
There is no way of proving anything and nothing come of it if it there were. One little website is of no real significance in the grand scheme of things, but imagine the Imperial Government of the United States on all levels, from local to federal, doing what they can to control the masses of the people they purport to protect. Is it hard to conceive?
Didn't think so... Fuck tha Police.
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