Police raids

[David Hansen]

On 1 Mar 2003 at 14:07, Ian G Batten wrote:

> the moral position one is in if calling the
> police over evidence of a crime you find on your business's computers
> puts a thousand people out of work.

The moral position depends on the nature of the alleged crime, but 
may well incline to the 1000 people (especially given the poor 
success rate of the police).

> I asked some NCIS guy this at an
> SFS conference a few years ago and got a vague answer.

An answer, rather than a mumble. That's progress:-)

> I can't say it fills my heart with joy, or with public spirit.

Indeed.

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