Is snitching public record?

Is snitching public record?

The identities of confidential informants are not public record, nor is information that, if released, would tend to identify the informant. If releasing a record would endanger the safety of a confidential informant, the record is exempt as a confidential law enforcement investigatory record.

Is there a such thing as a snitch list?

Confidential informants are called “confidential” for a reason. The best that a person could obtain under such a public records request would be a list of past informants, i.e. informants that testified in court and are no longer active.

How do you fight a snitch?

Strategies for Dealing with Snitches

1. Stay Tight-Lipped.
2. Exceed Performance Expectations.
3. Don’t Fight Fire with Fire.
4. Don’t Lose Your Temper.
5. Use a Strong Password on Your Computer.
6. Never Reward a Snitch.
7. Explain Why the Behavior is Counterproductive.
8. Pile on Busy Work.

How do you know if a drug task force is watching you?

Confirming Physical Surveillance

1. a person being somewhere he has no purpose being or for doing something he has no reason to be doing (blatant poor demeanor) or something more subtle.
2. moving when the target moves.
3. communicating when the target moves.
4. avoiding eye contact with the target.
5. making sudden turns or stops.

Can a confidential informant be revealed?

No, the identity of informants are not public record. If CI’s were public record, it would put their lives in danger and the lives of their loved ones. However, the identity of a confidential informant will be revealed to the Defendant if the Defendant goes to trial.

Do informants get paid?

Usually the best paid informants are the federal informants. These informants can make six-figures per year, but it is all according to performance. However, most federal informants make hardly anything. State and local informants make even less.

How common is snitching?

Second, snitching is a rare be- haviour (7.6 per cent) and even rarer identity (1.8 per cent), consistent with a snitching paradox. Third, about three-fourths of respondents endorsed contingencies where snitching was permissible, primarily those involving personal ties, self-protection, or violence prevention.