WhosARat.com Continues to Expand in Spite of Criticism by Law Enforcement

    WhosARat.com Continues to Expand in Spite of Criticism by Law Enforcement

/24-7PressRelease.com/ - BOSTON, March 10, 2005 - Despite - or perhaps because of - scattered
rumblings by police agencies and ethics watchdog groups, the "rat out
a rat" Web site Who's A Rat (http://www.whosarat.com) has enjoyed
rapid growth in the six months since its launch. The site now
profiles nearly 800 law enforcement agents and informants in an
attempt to assist criminal defendants and their attorneys.

Though Who's A Rat has opted to remove photos of law enforcement
agents in recent months, it has made no other concessions on behalf
of those it names as rats. "Why should we?" asked Who's A Rat
spokesman Anthony Capone. "Who's A Rat exists to provide the facts
about agents and informants who have skeletons in their own closets.
And they can't argue with facts."

Which is precisely why the site is thriving. It receives enough
traffic each day to push its bandwidth usage sky-high. But thanks to
a small army of donors, many of whom wish to remain anonymous, Who's
A Rat can handle the steady flow of visitors it receives.

So just who is interested in finding out Who's A Rat? Most, said
Capone, fall into two groups: Concerned citizens, and people who have
been burned by informants or crooked law enforcement agents and need
information about said informants and agents that could discredit
them in court. Some are there out of curiosity after having read
about the site on a blog or in an article. One was a "Rat of the
Week" who objected to being profiled on the site. And one is a mother
on a mission to find out the truth about her son's murder by a paid
police informant; her story can be found at
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/whosarat/vpost?id=251016.

In spite of protests to the contrary, the operators of Who's A Rat do
not want to see law enforcement officers come to harm. The site's
disclaimer asks users to post information on informants who are
involved only with non-violent crimes; it goes on to state that Who's
A Rat does not promote violence or obstruction of justice. And Who's
A Rat acknowledges that some information posted by users should be
taken with a grain of salt - after all, anyone with a working e-mail
account, anonymous or not, can submit information to the site, which
takes no responsibility for its accuracy.

"The bottom line is that we're providing a free service to people who
may need to dig up dirt on agents and snitches," explained Capone.
"Many of our profiles are backed up with verifiable documentation,
which we also supply for free. We're not here to libel anyone. Who's
A Rat is simply a resource for those who have few options in
defending themselves against paid informants."

CONTACT:
Anthony Capone
Who's A Rat
[email protected]
http://www.whosarat.com

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