Re: Scout Info on the Internet
Cheryl Singhal (csinghal@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Sat, 25 Jan 1997 12:48:20 -0500
On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, patrick Driscoll wrote:
> Dear Larry;
> With that attitude, then the Eagle that led the nation in the pledge at
> the inauguration should not have been allowed to do so. Nor an earlier piece
> done by CNN about some Scouts in Atlanta. Wal-Mart should be boycotted for
> showing a commercial that features an Eagle Scout, not only his picture, but
> his words in his own voice and video of other Scouts helping him perform his
> project. Should we cry shame to them for such a positive message because
> somewhere a bad person might see it?
There is a difference between "seeing" something and having the time
and/or opportunity to study it in depth and do anysort of follow-up.
The name of the boy leading the Pledge at the inaugration was available
largely to those with ties to him or who purchased the program, which as
I understand it gave only his name, rank, and troop affiliation. Getting
any additional information would be extremely difficult for a variety of
reasons.
CNN is unlikely to release information on the people in its pieces lest
CNN be sued for breach of contract.
Wal-Mart officials most likely do not KNOW who that Scout was; he was
chosen by the ad agency.
If you think it's easy, call up a local TV station and ask who placed the
ad that just ran for Joe's Diner! Pack a lunch, you'll need it.
These are not situations where with nothing but your modem and web
browser you can amass some extremely accurate information on people.
These are situations which require the active participation of third
parties, most of whom are trained to be suspicious for one reason or the
next. (And if you don't believe an ad agency can be paranoid, you've
never worked with one!)
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City | 
