Friendswood Police Dept. emails leaked

[AEA]

Only further proof that this World (and a large majority of the people in it), as we know it, is going to Heck in a hand basket right before our eyes!

[Bullwhip]

Wow not good for him.

[Rex B]

Actually, the comments are funny as heck

[The Annoyed Man]

The chief's indiscretions aside, I have a real problem with hacking and hackers. The ONLY time it is justified is in cyber-warfare against an enemy nation. If you are committing cyber-warfare against local authorities or government, then you are a cyber-terrorist. You should be treated as such.

I've heard all the self-justifying arguments that hackers offer. It's all crap. It goes like this: "I am justified in kicking down your front door, painting obscenities on your walls, and stealing all of your money and valuables because it will teach you a good lesson about having an oak door when you should have had a steel door." If hackers weren't amoral cretins, we wouldn't need the steel door.

Now, the police chief in question appears to deserve being hacked, not because the hacking is legal, but because it is poetic justice. That said, I hope they catch the hacker and neuter him with a soldering iron. I hate a hacker as much as I hate a thief or any other low-life.

[Jumping Frog]

Seems to me that all written communications by a public servant are -- or should be -- public records, except confidential stuff relating to current cases and non-public personnel disciplinary issues.

[suthdj]

Seems to me that all written communications by a public servant are -- or should be -- public records, except confidential stuff relating to current cases and non-public personnel disciplinary issues.

[tbrown]

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[sjfcontrol]

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I'm confused... What does a border patrol checkpoint search have to do with hacking the Friendswood police emails?

[OldCannon]

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I'm confused... What does a border patrol checkpoint search have to do with hacking the Friendswood police emails?

I believe it was a demonstration of the definition of "non sequitur"

[westex1948]

The chief's indiscretions aside, I have a real problem with hacking and hackers. The ONLY time it is justified is in cyber-warfare against an enemy nation. If you are committing cyber-warfare against local authorities or government, then you are a cyber-terrorist. You should be treated as such.

I've heard all the self-justifying arguments that hackers offer. It's all crap. It goes like this: "I am justified in kicking down your front door, painting obscenities on your walls, and stealing all of your money and valuables because it will teach you a good lesson about having an oak door when you should have had a steel door." If hackers weren't amoral cretins, we wouldn't need the steel door.

Now, the police chief in question appears to deserve being hacked, not because the hacking is legal, but because it is poetic justice. That said, I hope they catch the hacker and neuter him with a soldering iron. I hate a hacker as much as I hate a thief or any other low-life.

Well said TAM.......

[boba]

Cockroaches hate the light.

[Heartland Patriot]

The chief's indiscretions aside, I have a real problem with hacking and hackers. The ONLY time it is justified is in cyber-warfare against an enemy nation. If you are committing cyber-warfare against local authorities or government, then you are a cyber-terrorist. You should be treated as such.

I've heard all the self-justifying arguments that hackers offer. It's all crap. It goes like this: "I am justified in kicking down your front door, painting obscenities on your walls, and stealing all of your money and valuables because it will teach you a good lesson about having an oak door when you should have had a steel door." If hackers weren't amoral cretins, we wouldn't need the steel door.

Now, the police chief in question appears to deserve being hacked, not because the hacking is legal, but because it is poetic justice. That said, I hope they catch the hacker and neuter him with a soldering iron. I hate a hacker as much as I hate a thief or any other low-life.

Sir, have YOU ever considered running for office? Once again, 99%,

(But I can see the cops' frustrations with a certain percentage of the people they are forced to deal with in their line of work).

[Charles L. Cotton]

Seems to me that all written communications by a public servant are --or should be -- public records, except confidential stuff relating to current cases and non-public personnel disciplinary issues.

Some are, some aren't, but the way to get them is by way of an Open Records Request; not by hacking into the computer system.

Chas.

[Jumping Frog]

Some are, some aren't, but the way to get them is by way of an Open Records Request; not by hacking into the computer system.

I agree with you that is the best way.

Let me ask you, however. If an open records request was made, just how many of those emails would have actually seen the light of day?