Police snooping on celebrities... (Don't worry, they'll be snooping on you soon enough)

Ok, so here's the deal. Police in Massachusetts are using their criminal records searches to find info on celebrities. No, that's not an invasion of privacy. Not at all.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/06/police_prying_into_stars_data/?s_campaign=8315

"Law enforcement personnel looked up personal information on Patriots star Tom Brady 968 times - seeking anything from his driver's license photo and home address, to whether he had purchased a gun - and auditors discovered "repeated searches and queries" on dozens of other celebrities such as Matt Damon, James Taylor, Celtics star Paul Pierce, and Red Sox owner John Henry, said two state officials familiar with the audit."

Let me point out that the little tidbit there on whether Tom Brady has purchased a gun or not, is nobody's business, police or otherwise.

It's a right guaranteed by the second amendment (unlike owning a car). Further, it's a great example of why there should be no gun owner registry. Private citizens can be targeted by the police, individuals or the government for violations of their rights based on whether or not they have a gun. Further, the second amendment was created to keep the government in check. yes, you read that right. The founding fathers put the second amendment in the Bill of Rights to guarantee (and in fact FORCE) the government to respect the rights of it's citizens. Yes, you read that correctly. the government should live in fear of it's people, not the other way around.

If anything, this story should be written the other way around. Citizens should be able to look up every detail of their public officials lives - just to make sure they aren't involved in anything shady. Of course, not that ANY government employee or representative would EVER do ANYTHING illegal or mis-use their power and authority with the government.