On 04-29-98 Rich Willbanks wrote to Guy Distaffen... 
 
 GD> If the gang members are loitering on a street corner and 
 GD> selling  drugs out in the open, then call the police.  The 
 GD> police can take  all the information over the phone, and 
 GD> they won't do anything to  you. 
 GD> The gang members won't know that it was you, who called the 
 GD> police,  either.  There is no danger from the gang members, 
 GD> when you remain  anonymous. 
 
 
 RW> Don't bet on it.  I have never checked but I'm willing 
 RW> to bet that the phone records of the police and 911 are 
 RW> public records covered by the FOIA.  If so all the gang
 RW> would have to do is spend $10 or so to get a copy and 
 RW> check the address (which pop up automatically in most 
 RW> police and all E-911 phone systems) of the callers and 
 RW> see which one if any are from "their" turf.  Would be 
 RW> fairly cheap insurance for them. 
 
Although there are a lot of intelligent and smart people out there, 
I don't think most gang members would think of it, nor would they 
bother themselves with trying to access the information. 
 
Besides, when you access the information, you have to fill out a 
form to get the information, and it will show who accessed your 
information, and you can trace it back to their source, also. 
 
Guy 
 
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