Comments on: Brown Must Fire Flack Who Secretly Taped Calls* http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/ Political news, analysis, cheap shots, commentary and more about California and beyond Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:59:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ave7 http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Ave7 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:04:08 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=3702#comment-1512 Penal Code Section 632(c): "The term 'confidential communication' includes any communication carried on in circumstances as may reasonably indicate that any party to the communication desires it to be confined to the parties thereto..." Seriously? Does anyone think Gerber broke this law? Since when is an on-the-record interview with a reporter, for the purpose of publishing a story, a confidential communication within the meaning of this statute? It is, in fact, exactly the opposite of a confidential communication. For those who think the law doesn't count, who have simply decided that "this is wrong!", get over it. You need to read up on privacy law if you think the issue is that simple. Try adopting a statute that says "no one can be taped unless they consent" and see how fast modern society unravels. Penal Code Section 632(c): “The term ‘confidential communication’ includes any communication carried on in circumstances as may reasonably indicate that any party to the communication desires it to be confined to the parties thereto…”

Seriously? Does anyone think Gerber broke this law? Since when is an on-the-record interview with a reporter, for the purpose of publishing a story, a confidential communication within the meaning of this statute? It is, in fact, exactly the opposite of a confidential communication.

For those who think the law doesn’t count, who have simply decided that “this is wrong!”, get over it. You need to read up on privacy law if you think the issue is that simple. Try adopting a statute that says “no one can be taped unless they consent” and see how fast modern society unravels.

]]> By: doughnut70 http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 doughnut70 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:12:19 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=3702#comment-1502 Come on. It was an incredibly stupid move by someone who is relatively young and made a dumb mistake. It's not like he was trying to get something on a reporter, he was just trying to keep a record of what was said that he could refer to when he reported back to his boss on any questions he got. I know some people think that when they go to the john, nothing comes out but roses and violets, but this quick jump to fire someone for a human mistake is a little much for my taste. Give him a break. Come on. It was an incredibly stupid move by someone who is relatively young and made a dumb mistake. It’s not like he was trying to get something on a reporter, he was just trying to keep a record of what was said that he could refer to when he reported back to his boss on any questions he got. I know some people think that when they go to the john, nothing comes out but roses and violets, but this quick jump to fire someone for a human mistake is a little much for my taste. Give him a break.

]]> By: Adelaides Lament http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Adelaides Lament Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:23:08 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=3702#comment-1497 Mr. Gerber's choice to tape this and other conversations with reporters without informing anyone was completely unethical, whether it was illegal or not. There is no good reason for him to withhold what he was doing unless his intention was to play gotcha. Mr. Gerber’s choice to tape this and other conversations with reporters without informing anyone was completely unethical, whether it was illegal or not. There is no good reason for him to withhold what he was doing unless his intention was to play gotcha.

]]> By: pdperry http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 pdperry Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:58:33 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=3702#comment-1495 It still stands that **surreptitiously** recording a conversation is wrong and/or illegal. Again, he simply needed to alert the media... It still stands that **surreptitiously** recording a conversation is wrong and/or illegal.

Again, he simply needed to alert the media…

]]> By: pjhackenflack http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/10/brown-must-fire-flack-who-secretly-taped-calls/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 pjhackenflack Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:45:33 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=3702#comment-1494 Then again: http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/036899.html Then again: http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/036899.html

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