This bit in the story about Judge Carl Fox saying the Durham Police Department could keep secret the names of officers suspended with pay during the current prostitution and sex scandal caught my eye. It’s Durham Assistant City Attorney Kimberly Grantham’s explanation as to why secrecy is a good thing in this particular case (emphasis added):

Grantham argued that the officers could be cleared of any wrongdoing and having their names associated with the investigation would be harmful to their reputations.

Would that the city attorneys had been as concerned about the reputations of 46 lacrosse players in March of 2006.