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Police Decry Web Site on Informants
 I can't really feel sorry for law enforcement here having been reamed by them for just this sort of thing. They should do better to protect witness identities when they promise to instead of rolling on them because they think they may have nothing more to offer. Now me and my family may be in danger when the guy's prison term is up. I suspect half of law enforcement's angst here is that they may not be able to run roughshod over informants in the future. Most people learn by example. You reap what you sow, sometimes in ways that you don't expect.Police and prosecutors are worried that a Web site claiming to identify more than 4,000 informants and undercover agents will cripple investigations and hang targets on witnesses. The Web site, WhosaRat.com, first caught the attention of authorities after a Massachusetts man put it online and named a few dozen people as turncoats in 2004. Since then, it has grown into a clearinghouse for mug shots, court papers and rumors. Posted by: gorb 2006-12-01 |
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