Quote Originally Posted by SprngsCaregiver
Wouldn't this be more like publishing where the military stockpiles their weapons or something? Considering they had to of got this information from a "private database".
1. I don't think that rhetorical simile has any power: The military stockpiles weapons in armories and on bases, whose locations are not secret. You can look up their addresses in the phone book.

2. And, as a general matter, I take a very broad view of the press's power. I can think of very few situations where I would side with government in a dispute over publishing confidential data. See: Wikileaks. I prefer the 1A to be 'too permissive' rather than even slightly constricting.

3. How could the press have possibly obtained that information from the registry? The article indicates their source was the police department. If you're going to muzzle someone, muzzle the police and not the newspaper.

4. Finally, were it my building, I would want to know. I have reservations about the safety of growing in multi-unit dwellings. We had a patient burn himself and and another man to death here last year. The fire started in his apartment grow and spread to others. I'd want to know, and I'd be glad the paper told me.