| Confidentiality
and Crime PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA |
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The
right to privacy in general requires confidentiality concerning personal
issues, but there are some situations which may cause confidentiality
to be forfeited. These situations are those that involve the welfare of
other persons. |
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For instance,
actions that facilitate or cause loss or injury to others cannot be kept
confidential – unless, either: |
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Firstly, the issue
is being dealt with by some authority, such as law enforcement in the
process of preparing evidence for submission to a court of law; or,
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| 2. | Secondly, it is in the interest of the victim or victims to maintain confidentiality. | |
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So, if neither
of these two applies, then any demands for the maintenance of confidentiality
are often really a cover to prevent embarrassment and save face, or to
avoid culpability/accountability of some kind.
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COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT CARE IS COMPLICIT |
| "To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice [than religious practices]." (Proverbs 21:3 ESV) | |||
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| SEE: MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY / CULPABILITY | |||
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