Hundreds Of Missouri Residents Fear Consequences Of 'Snitching' On Coronavirus Rulebreakers After Information Leaks Online Scores of Missourians who tipped off county authorities that local businesses had violated COVID-19 lockdown requirements in March and April are now worried about being publically shamed after their names and addresses were published on Facebook. Jared Totsch, who shared the names on his Facebook page on April 16 after obtaining the list of 900 complainants from St. Louis County official under Missouri's Sunshine Law, said on his Facebook page that tipsters should have realized their information could be made public, according to a report in the newspaper Independent. Now, some of those who snitched may be worried these business owners may show up at their homes or businesses, and Totsch said he thinks that's just too bad. "If they are worried about retaliation, they should have read the fine print which stated their tips would be open public record subject to a Sunshine request, and should not have submitted tips in that manner, to begin with," Totsch said. He added that he released the information to discourage this kind of behavior in the future. https://www.newsweek.com/hundreds-missouri-residents-fear-consequences-snitching-coronavirus-rulebreakers-after-1501802