Since when is it ok to harass/threaten someone for hunting or any other sport for that matter. Millage posting everyone’s e-mail and phone numbers is no different than the Guardian accidently sending out an e-mail and forgetting to BCC everyone on it.

Hunter’s records being open as public record have been abused. The abuse must stop. I believe we should side on the side of those that are victims in this, the hunters.

I do believe that the anti-hunters should be allowed to say whatever they want. The problem, is that some have raised the level to “incitement to violence” levels. They themselves wouldn’t attack a hunter, or Robert, but they would probably be happy to point the crazy guy who would, to their families. Ultimately, that is what this debate is about.

As for Robert publishing their identities. If you send that kind of vitriol over, don’t be surprised if your entire message, including email, are used. Otherwise, he could be making it all up. Going after “private” records to publish is completely different than posting an attacking email that has that kind of information on it.

EDITOR NOTE–Connie, I do this blog only as a public forum (no ads, no fees). I simply don’t have any dog in the wolf fight (pun intended).
My only issue is to preserve the right of citizens to public records–be they driver licenses, deeds, or video of a public place. Anyone harassing another person is wrong period. Please read the post again and see some of the reasons we want to keep public records public.
A solution to the hunter issue could be to issue wolf–or any tags–by number only. If the info is not collected, it can’t be released.

In an ironic twist, Millage posts all the names, phone numbers, Facebook pages, and e-mail addresses on all the comments he has received, even though his site is not a “public record.”

Voicing an opinion is not what this bill defends against, it defends against personal attacks and harassment. I only posted what was sent to me, if a person wants to send me a message of hate, I have every right to do with it what I wish, this doesn’t even compare to the State releasing a list of law abiding hunter names to Extreme Enviromentalist, to draw comparisons between the two is really a deep dig…

Case in point, the inspection reports on Confined Animal Feeding Operations were (with the overseeing agency’s concurrence) kept at the actual private facility inspected — under the presumption that since the records weren’t on file at a public agency they would not be subject to FOIA requests. The reasoning being that CAFO-owners and the inspecting agency wouldn’t want rabble-rousers from finding out about dangers to the public health. Fortunately, the court did not agree and thenceforth required that these records be kept by the public agency. But this required a court case to be fought.

It is already too easy to evade existing public records laws in Idaho. If a legislator can point to specific cases (plural) where harm has been inflicted upon an innocent person, through the divulgement of a police officer’s, prosecutor’s, or prison guard’s phone number or address in a public record — I’d be more than willing to stand aside (maybe). And only “maybe” — since someone will have to show me first how this assumed risk isn’t part of the job.

Here’s another question though, if a prosecutor is considered at-risk — wouldn’t also a public defender? What about a judge, what about a warden, what about the Attorney General?

Are only “some” members of the Executive Branch of government eligible for such secrecy? Perhaps one’s status as an un-elected law enforcement officer qualifies one for secrecy? Would a county’s (elected) Chief Prosecuting Attorney be prohibited from using such a statute to redact the public record, what about an elected Sheriff?

My family is not any more important than yours, not implying that it is.

An example – If you work at a bank or a grocery store, and I am mad at you because of service I received, or something of that nature, I can’t go to your boss or your departments headquarters and demand your home address. Why should law enforcement be different? I understand that we are public employees, but we also have rights.