You dirty rat

Michael doesn't understand why the Globe was so squeamish about posting the URL or name of that Web site for turning in snitches, in part because the Globe named the site a few months ago (as did the Herald), in part because he really, really doesn't like snitches:

... In our book informants, especially those who turn in friends, family members or people who have helped them in the past are the scum of the earth. Squeezing sleazebags who have fallen into their clutches is a time-honored practice in law enforcement circles, and although we would never advocate agression or retaliation, open distribution of publically available information about these worms seems only fair. Buster beware. ...

Click on the comments link for opposing views from Carpundit and John.

Carpundit:

... Yes, they are scum; that's why they can find criminals. But by promoting that site, you are promoting criminality and helping to endanger people's lives. There aren't two sides of this story. That site abets crime and, now, so do you. ...

John:

... Where I come from, teenagers are routinely shot and then shot again because they won't cooperate with law enforcement investigating the crime. This due to a culture that demonizes talking to the police, one that you apparently buy into. ...

Earlier Apparently, some Globe reporters have never heard of Google.