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A new site aims to deter crime by publicizing arrests.
Andrew Creed, 30, created BlabberMouthKC.com, where he posts the names, mug shots, and addresses of those arrested in Johnson County, Kan. after their release from jail.
For those who object to having their public record aggregated in such a way, Creed will remove the profiles from his site — for a fee. Anyone who pays the fee and is subsequently found innocent will be refunded the money. Unsurprisingly, the site has caused a backlash in Johnson County.
See the video above for the full story.
Do you think Creed’s business is legit, or should he be shut down? Share your opinion in the comments.
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What happened to “innocent until proven guilty”?
This guy’s an idiot. There are plenty of good reasons vigilante justice is generally frowned upon.
– Anyone who pays the fee and is subsequently found innocent will be refunded the money. –
And promptly sue the pants off him. Assuming they haven’t already tracked him down and beaten the crap out of him.
– “It would be straight-up blackmail if I did that,” he said. “And that is not what I’m trying to do.” –
Apparently he doesn’t own a dictionary either.
His name is not Andrew, it’s Matthew Creed. What he’s doing is already being investigated by local and federal authorities from what I’ve read. There’s plenty of info here…http://www.kcsr.org/showthread.php?t=125790
What was he smoking to think this would be a good idea? He should get a refund…
Dude’s angering the wronggg crowd. He’d better be careful.
HAHA Love it!
What’s the big news about this? There are many other websites (including so-called “legit” news sites, municipalities and other entities) who have a business model with posting mug shots. Some make money with ads and others charge fees for removal. All are guilty of exploiting public records for profit and until the laws are changed, it will only continue. You’d think the politicians would be the first to try to prevent something like this considering their own embarrassing arrest records…
This site has been up for several years now: http://shastamugshots.com/
There’s plenty of other sites like this. Ex. Mugshots.com There’s nothing illegal about it. Must have been a slow day since you guys posted this article.
Looks like he deleted all the website’s files in the FTP