Scum or not?

[My Wife Hates CIV]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose Monday appealed a county ethics commission ruling that bars him from profiting from his autobiography focused on last October's sniper spree.



Should this guy be able to profit from the deaths of so many? To me, there does seem to be something wrong with that. Let him write the book... but the money should go to the families at least. And it's not like this guy busted the case wide open. Oh, if this has already been been posted just delete it.

But he would be a scum bag if he profited on this whole deal. Bad Moose!!

[SlowwHand]

Similar happens almost every day.
Someone will write a book for profit; he might as well, too.

Still scummy.

[rah]

As long as he's in office, he should not be allowed to profit off of it.

Once he's out of office, I have no problem with it.

So since he's still in office, I vote scum.

RAH

[SlowwHand]

Can't say he can't write because he's in office.

Precedent has been set by Vincent Bugliosi, writing about Charles Manson.

[Spec]

Scum.


Dirty money.

[General Ludd]

The criminals aren't allowed to do this, so I don't see why the police should be.

[Jac de Molay]

I don't see anything wrong with this. I think he would bring a unique perspective to the case. And make money to boot. Good old fashioned capitalism.

If a heart surgeon writes a book about his exploits, is he "profiting" off of his patients, even the ones he lost?

[My Wife Hates CIV]

Originally posted by Osweld
The criminals aren't allowed to do this, so I don't see why the police should be.

"Even criminals have a right to publish books about their crimes," said Washington College of Law Professor Jamin Raskin, a member of Moose's legal team. "If hitmen for the mob and mass murderers have a First Amendment right to write and publish books about crime, why don't police chiefs?"

it would seem they can... but they are scum already.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV
it would seem they can... but they are scum already.

They can publish. They just can not profit from thier crimes after the Son of Sam laws were passed.

[Chemical Ollie]

So, if someone writes a book about WW2, the profit should go to war victims?

[My Wife Hates CIV]

Originally posted by Olaf HÃ¥rfagre
So, if someone writes a book about WW2, the profit should go to war victims?

Are any still alive??

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV


Are any still alive??

ehm, yes.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Precedent has been set by Vincent Bugliosi, writing about Charles Manson.

But Bugliosi did get the job done, and he was mostly relating the experience of the case as the DA.

[rah]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Can't say he can't write because he's in office.
Precedent has been set by Vincent Bugliosi, writing about Charles Manson.

Doesn't impact my personal opinion. Vote SCUM. on Bugliosi also.

Originally posted by DetroitDave
If a heart surgeon writes a book about his exploits, is he "profiting" off of his patients, even the ones he lost?

The heart surgeon isn't directly being paid by taxpayers money. Or in a government appointed/voted position. But I agree since medicare and other types may be indirectly being paid to him that this area is a bit more gray. But not enough for me to vote scum.

RAH

[Herzog]

good point, rah, while hes being paid by taxpayers, vot scum (similar to "on the office"...) but criminals...well, they are not being paid, so.....hard to say, but, after all, they ll be writing about theirs "jobs" (psicologicaly, they are)