Pieces of Flair

I'm really not sure what to make of this online database of government informants. Having spent a semester doing criminal defense work, I can see the motivation behind this, but really it just strikes me as another ugly byproduct of a system with perverse incentives and outcomes. [insert rant about the Drug War, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Mandatory Minimums, and prosecutorial power here] I'm sure this is an attempt to balance the scales a bit, but it just ain't pretty.