Rogue Rivered- IMO the posting of criminal records serves more than one purpose or objective. First is that it prevents someone from hiding behind false narratives and creating misleading "facts" and explanations to things in one's past. We all have things in our pasts and are entitled our privacy within the limitations of the law. However, if you misrepresent or lie about it then you should be prepared to defend it.
The criminal histories and court records that are posted in Discord and on FAANClub.net are in part a response to your comment of "It would be better journalism, at least, to get some background info on the charges before insinuating anything. We know people can be convicted or forced to plead on some very questionable charges." Many members of the "community" were told different stories to a variety of situations and when they came together and discussed them there were major discrepancies found and the research begun to uncover the back story or facts.
OG2.0's comment of "If people like ian generate enough public outcry by being aggressive and abrasive the public will demand change to limit his ability to do so" while accurate IMO does not address your concern about criminal histories being posted. While both Ian, Mexican Padilla, and Chauncey Hollingberry have criminal charges, their history has played out "live" in the videos they post. To my knowledge there is little been said beyond their current situations though I would speculate there may be more.
The larger benefit of posting court records is the demonstration to the larger community of the availability and relative ease of obtaining public records. Initially it appears that the only records being posted are criminal histories, but there are also links to other court filings (law suits and pleadings in criminal cases) that should help others better understand what is happening, how hard it is to proceed, and to some extent the difficulties involved.
I would like to address another comment of yours "If auditors are expecting public support, they can hold their breaths until they are blue in the face, but it doesn't matter. We have the Constitution." I totally disagree with you on this and argue that it does matter. Without the support of the public, laws will be passed at all levels from local ordinances, to state laws, and even federal laws that will limit and restrict our rights. Not only our rights to free speech and record public officials, but in many other areas of our lives. One needs to only look at the massive number of new laws passed each legislative session to understand the magnitude of new restrictions and limitations being placed upon our lives. Additionally, the courts at all levels are defining and redefining those laws with many adverse repercussions on our lives. In closing, ask yourself, as a nation do you see ourselves freer today to 200 years ago?
