Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Missouri
What rights do I have if an officer of the law goes into a public place and discusses a case with his wife in front of other wait staff and customers? Then his wife turns to her fellow employees and some customers and tells them about the case. Such as a person is wanted when that person has not been contacted or no warrant issued. Isn't this a privacy issue? Aren't officers to refrain from discussing issues with anyone, especially in a public place and putting someones name out there without reason of guilt? Do I have a recourse?
1 Answer from Attorneys
If an officer states that a particulr person is wnated, and that person is not, then they have violated the privacy requirements of the frmce, if to broken the civil laws. The person that was talked about, shoudl definately registera complaint with the officers department,. It might be worth consulting direclty with an attorney in your area. You can only provide a small amount of facts through this forum. The remaining facts might give rise to a tort claim agsint the officer and the municipality that employs them.
Good luck
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