&gt; You&#x27;re making the right analogy but then the analogous thing has the same problem. The bad thing isn&#x27;t trespassing, the bad thing is misusing police records. Trespassing or B&amp;E doesn&#x27;t fit at all, because he is legitimately allowed to be there (which is what that crime prohibits) and even to have that information, but isn&#x27;t allowed to use the information for that purpose, which is something else entirely.<p>Exactly - though in most cases being fired from your position would be appropriate and the end of the story (unless there were actual people whom were harmed or material damages involved). In particular I think the comments&#x2F;judgements regarding this issue are subconsciously harsher due to the subject matter.