Consider this situation, lets say the CIA is involved with torturing american citizens (its an example), and someone who objects to this violation tells a reporter. He also tells them that if exposed it may at least mean jail time for him if not his life.
So the reporter writes up the story and the CIA now can compell him to reveal his sources. Bye bye whistleblower in this case. larry On 6/27/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I agree with the ruling about journalists ability to > protect their sources... though the cable ruling kinda sucks. Didn't > read much past that... or don't remember what it was. :P > > > Half and half. The other rulings, involving journalists > > and sources, > > and cable isp's not including other isp's, are not so > > good. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162071 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
