Re: Police radio: Can their statements be considered slander

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Lol.... sadly enough, I just ran a google search on my name, and
came up with this post... sorry, wasnt waiting, cant even remember
it... but thanks for the responces...

On 7/05/05, JD wrote:
> Sadly enough I think he has been...
>
> On 5/22/05, 00 wrote:
>> Do you think ol' fishwater has been waiting for the answer to
>> this question for 2 1/2 years?
>>
>>
>> On 5/22/05, Wes Dixon wrote:
>>> On 1/09/03, efishwater wrote:
>>>> Can untrue statements made by police officers over the
>>>> police band radio frequency be considered slanderous? It
>>>> is their frequency but can be listened to by anyone with a
>>>> scanner so is that considered broadcasting to the public?
>>>> Let me know........
>>> Rarely, if ever, would slanderous information be transmitted
>>> on any police band radio. However, information such as: Name,
>>> DOB, Address are commonly communicated via police radios.
>>> Understand that any criminal charge such as: DUI, Domestic
>>> Violence, etc.. is public record. Therefore, if someone is
>>> arrested on a DUI charge, the Officer will relay to his
>>> dispatch center/jail/etc that he is placing an arrest.
>>> Regardless if you are guilty, the charge alone is ground for
>>> public record. However, radio communications are different
>>> regarding any medically related issues. For example, An
>>> ambulance can NOT broadcast with a hospital/dispatch/etc a
>>> patients Name, and relate them to any form of Patient report
>>> to the hospital. This is a direct violation of HIPAA
>>> guidelines, and a patient's right to privacy. Hope this
>>> helps.