friends and family? I was recently visiting some in-laws in another state when suddenly a relative ("Susie") started talking trash about a very close friend of ours in Westchester County, NY. We were stunned. Susie knew the intimate details of a situation the friend was caught up in last year in by being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person. It turns out that Susie's sister in law "Clara" is a probation officer in Westchester/Yonkers, NY and had practically read the entire case file to Susie giving her details which were not made public. Susie seemed to feel that because she had this connection and information it was her duty to spread it through gossip and exaggeration. When we objected over and that she was judging people she did not know, Susie's defense was that she was also a "victim" of Clara the Probation Officer because once when a phone call from Clara was not returned quickly enough, Clara had used her power as a probation officer in New York to convince the Sheriff's department in a state 1000 miles away to pound on Susie's door at 8 am and demand to see that the family was safe. To me this is an extreme abuse of power. Additionally, one would think that a probation officer has no more right to discuss a case with an outsider without permission anymore than a physician has the right to discuss a patient's details. So, is this illegal or simply unethical? I would like to file a complaint with Clara's supervisor - who would that be? The Mayor, District Atty? Yes, my goal is to get Clara reprimanded - anyone with any real factual law enforcement knowledge regarding this situation is greatly appreciated.
This person was not convicted of a felony...3rd degree misdemeanor
Yes, Susie had info I knew but she had no way of knowing 1000 miles away without having been told it by an insider. Clara claims she was the probation officer and read details to Susie from a file likely computer file.
Clara had called the night before and not gotten a return call - that is no reason to waste taxpayer's money in another state to send deputies on a false alarm. I got home at 2am and did not call my mom until 5pm today - shoul dshe have called the cops in my state and had them search the highways for 500 miles for us? Sounds wasteful to me.
How is my life in danger?
Are any of you in law enforcement? Really want to hear facts regarding this - not opinion.
This person was not convicted of a felony...3rd degree misdemeanor
Yes, Susie had info I knew but she had no way of knowing 1000 miles away without having been told it by an insider. Clara claims she was the probation officer and read details to Susie from a file likely computer file.
Clara had called the night before and not gotten a return call - that is no reason to waste taxpayer's money in another state to send deputies on a false alarm. I got home at 2am and did not call my mom until 5pm today - shoul dshe have called the cops in my state and had them search the highways for 500 miles for us? Sounds wasteful to me.
How is my life in danger?
Are any of you in law enforcement? Really want to hear facts regarding this - not opinion.