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Might 'open sourced' criminal intelligence protect journalists and strike a blow against multinational drug cartels?

By Gritsforbreakfast

In the 21st century's information age, perhaps the role and function of "intelligence" in law enforcement needs to change to adapt to ruthless tactics by multinational drug cartels?The Los Angeles Times today has a story today titled, simply, "The drug business has become so deadly those covering it are risking their lives." Bottom line, not only reporters but even pop singers who name names of drug runners have been gunned down in Mexico with increasing and frightening frequency.As an hypothetical thought experiment, what could law enforcement do to help that problem?I'm thinking of a potential media strategy where government systematically exposes what it knows about drug cartel operations in order to a) protect and assist journalists and b) generate additional intelligence and public cooperation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 14, 2008 (boomark / email).