Craig Henry articulates something that has surely crossed the minds of many people who follow the news and that has implications for everything from petty crime to international terrorism:
Modern media companies can draw upon the expertise of a large number and wide variety of authorities. This professional expertise is completely beyond the reach of the average individual. But when there is a hot story, the information and insights are just there for the asking on TV, in the newspaper, and on the Internet.
This problem is just one of many examples of the ways in which technology compounds the difficulty of weighing freedom and community safety. Freedom trumps, in most cases involving information that isn't classified, and it's a fortunate side-effect of the entire process that technology also helps to address complexity. But I know I've seen analysts on the news who've left me feeling better qualified to commit particular crimes for having benefited from their expertise.
Posted by Justin Katz at April 12, 2004 8:16 PM
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