‘Doxing’ officers in Kansas City could soon be a crime

By CNN

Published July 23, 2020 2:34 PM

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Mayor Quinton Lucas is taking action to protect police officers in Kansas City.

He wants doxing a law enforcement officer to be a crime.

The mayor says he was inspired by a conversation over the weekend with families of police officers. They expressed concern about so-called “doxing.”

That’s when someone researches and publishes your personal contact info online, opening you up to anyone and everyone — possibly even putting you and your family in danger.

Lucas says he wants to criminalize this.

KCTV5 News will be diving into the issue tonight in our news at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

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