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Doxxing is bad, and that’s exactly what this person was trying to do. Just because it wasn’t successful, doesn’t mean it wasn’t harassment. Additionally, that
by legostormtroopr 6y ago
Doxxing is bad, and that’s exactly what this person was trying to do. Just because it wasn’t successful, doesn’t mean it wasn’t harassment.
Additionally, that article makes it very unclear what, if anything, the officer did to warrant being identified. He performed his duties, while wearing a face mask (which everyone is encouraged to do now) which had a pattern some people don’t like.
- jdhbbbhb 6y agoAsking for the name of a public employee is doxxing?
- op00to 6y agoCan you explain why asking to identify a police officer performing official duties should be illegal?
- legostormtroopr 6y ago"If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet" - this is not trying to identify an officer. This was a tweet that was designed to inflame people. They could have taken the picture to their local police station and made a complaint. They could have sent it to a newspaper. They could have tweeted "This officer is unidentified at a rally." They didn't.
- redis_mlc 6y ago> They could have taken the picture to their local police station and made a complaint. Have you ever tried to do that? From what I've read, that doesn't go well.
- djaque 6y agoAccountability is not a bad thing and anyone who wields the power of the state needs to be easily identified by journalists, etc.
- zimpenfish 6y ago> what, if anything, the officer did to warrant being identified I'm no expert on US policing but aren't they supposed to be identifiable in the general course of their duties? e.g. NYC mandates visible name plates and that officers identify themselves in interactions.