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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3142389" data-attributes="member: 13624">Pretty sure that would violate HIPAA.I'm of mixed feelings about publicizing arrests.  The downside is that they stigmatize somebody who hasn't yet had a trial, and may have done nothing but be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The upside is that arrests are newsworthy, and reporting them allows the public to keep an eye on the police and make sure they're not abusing their power for purposes of harassment, etc.  See, e.g., <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2018/08/03/cops-intimidated-tracked-california-mayo" target="_blank">http://reason.com/archives/2018/08/03/cops-intimidated-tracked-california-mayo</a></blockquote>