Secondary dissemination is a problem because rarely is it truthful. i.e., according to what the law allows. As such it gets into a new area of law libel and slander. Although we do not know what exactly what was posted (words) beyond a picture, all around people get upset and this is a likely result.
10-30-2009 New York:
WATERLOO, N.Y. — A registered sex offender has been convicted of beating up a neighbor in a small-town apartment complex in upstate New York for posting fliers warning about his criminal past.
There is a major difference between "Warning someone" and "Informing someone." This is why it is best to refer folks to what the state posts, if doing anything at all.
William Meacham, his sister Stephanie and family friend Marvin Snyder were found guilty Thursday of gang assault on 35-year-old Adrian Porter, who was left with brain trauma, a broken nose and facial fractures.
They could get up to 25 years in prison at sentencing Dec. 21.
Authorities say Porter was confronted in the complex’s parking lot in Seneca Falls in September 2008 after he posted the fliers showing state sex-offender registry photographs of Meacham. ..Source.. by Boston Hearld.com
NY sex offender imprisoned for beating neighbor
12-21-2009 New York:
WATERLOO, N.Y. (AP) - A registered sex offender has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for beating up a neighbor in central New York for posting fliers warning about his criminal past.
William Meacham, his sister Stephanie and family friend Marvin Snyder were found guilty of gang assault on 35-year-old Adrian Porter, who was left with brain trauma, a broken nose and facial fractures.
Authorities say Porter was confronted in an apartment complex parking lot in Seneca Falls in September 2008 after he posted the fliers showing state sex-offender registry photographs of Meacham.
Meacham, who's 32, served nearly four years for raping a 15-year-old girl in the Binghamton area. At sentencing Monday, his 25-year-old sister and Snyder both drew 13-year terms. ..Source.. by AP
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