Montana Attorney General blames reporters for online threats against them

“Montana Attorney General Tim Fox (R) suggested that Associated Press reporters who were threatened after their personal information was leaked online brought it upon themselves. ‘Whether or not there is a chilling effect I guess the media, the journalistic profession needs to contemplate when they ask for information whether or not they are creating a chilling effect in their own profession,’ Fox told Montana Public Radio (MPR) when asked about the threats, which followed his office’s denial of an AP request for a copy of the state database concerning concealed firearm permit holders.  A 2013 state law made such information classified.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/09/montana-attorney-general-blames-reporters-for-online-threats-against-them/

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