I think there’s a difference between saying, “This is my name and I work here for the city,” and, “This is the home address of my opponent whom I’m sharing lies about and threatening violence towards”
Especially when you consider that it’s not just the officials, but their families who are exposed too
Why are we worried about doxxing elected officials? Shouldn’t they self-doxx as a matter of principle?
No, that’s a terrible idea.
If nothing else, the neighbors’ of elected officials would be subjected to all sorts of nonsense they hadn’t signed up for.
Their home addresses don’t need to be public knowledge.
I think there’s a difference between saying, “This is my name and I work here for the city,” and, “This is the home address of my opponent whom I’m sharing lies about and threatening violence towards”
Especially when you consider that it’s not just the officials, but their families who are exposed too
I naturally draw a distinction between city employees and elected officials.
I’m sort of the school of thought that transparency of who they are and conflicts of interest should be a given. Release of tax returns, etc.