GoDaddy Silences RateMyCop.com

mikesd81 writes "Wired is running a story about GoDaddy shutting down a police watchdog site called RateMyCop. However, GoDaddy can't seem to give a consistent answer as for why. From the article: 'RateMyCop founder Gino Sesto says he was given no notice of the suspension. When he called GoDaddy, the company told him that he'd been shut down for suspicious activity. When Sesto got a supervisor on the phone, the company changed its story and claimed the site had surpassed its 3 terabyte bandwidth limit, a claim that Sesto says is nonsense. "How can it be overloaded when it only had 80,000 page views today, and 400,000 yesterday?" Sesto says police can post comments as well, and a future version of the site will allow them to authenticate themselves to post rebuttals more prominently. Chief Dyer wants to get legislation passed that would make RateMyCop.com illegal, which, of course, wouldn't pass constitutional muster in any court in America.'"

Comments

Hot or not?

[Izabael_DaJinn]

I want a site with all their pictures so I can rate them 1-10 based on looks alone.

Hot-or-not-cop.com.

Re:1984

[Anonymous Coward]

I am hopeful that mankind can avoid ending up like in 1984

Me too. Legwarmers, rolled-up sleeves, fingerless gloves, bodywarmers, shell suits... I truly hope mankind can avoid those kinds of atrocities in future.

Re:The site is back up now.

[spud603]

ratemycop.com is back up now... which makes this story pretty uninteresting. Not for long... slashdot may be even more effective than the host pulling the plug.

accountability from our leaders?

[rice_burners_suck]

I have a better idea. It should be ILLEGAL and punishable by immediate death (without a trial) to write or publish anything, whether in print or online, without a special license from the government, and without every word being placed under government scrutiny and censorship. The current system in which anyone can post online is extremely dangerous, as it may expose embarrassing scandals in the government. It doesn't matter if there are scandals. The important thing is not to allow those scandals to be exposed by the public. Not to mention that it is extremely unfortunate when such exposure causes our leaders to be accountable for their actions. That's definitely something we don't want, either. No, what this country really needs is traffic cops who can stop you for no reason, plant a joint on your dashboard, and then force you to bribe them to avoid arrest.

Re:1984

[bloobloo]

Other than Nielsen?

Re:1984

[zen-theorist]

Of course the site certainly could be used to shine a positive spotlight on the great officers we also have. The last time I was pulled over was a couple months ago. It was a female state trooper who pulled me over for doing 10 over on a county highway at 10pm and I had a trailer tail light out. I only got a warning, but it was actually an 'enjoyable' event. I was so impressed with her professionalism and personable attitude during the stop that I wish I would have gotten her name so I could write her superior to say she was an outstanding officer. When I worked in media, I knew many officers personally - they too were great to work with. A site like this would be useful to post this info to.

hmm, so what you're saying is she was hot!

Re:1984

[Anonymous Coward]

As a crazy and a druggie, i find your belief in my invulnerability to be slightly amusing. Also, your conjugation needs work.

Re:1984

[D'Sphitz]

GREAT SERVICE, WOULD SPEED AGAIN!!!! A+++++++











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Re:not enough boobies, that's why

[JavaRob]

If I said you were a space alien who ate people, no one would believe it and it would not be considered libel. In this particular case, it's not libel because it's factually true.
I was there; that martian bastard ate my neighbor.

Of course, I also have some photos of you molesting little boys (Dubya had them in his car), so I wouldn't stir up trouble if I were you.