This was my thinking as well. On further reflection, and based on OP’s response, I realize there IS a balance that’s unclear. The list contains some false-positives. This is very likely just by the nature of things—some are trolls, some are pure fantasy, some will have moved on, and only a very few are real threats.
So the harm of making a public, anonymous, accusation and warning is definitely nonzero—it escalates tension for a situation that has passed. The harm of failing to do so in the real cases is also nonzero, but I expect many of the putative victims know they have a stalker or deranged enemy who’d wish them dead, and the information is “just” that this particular avenue has been explored.
That balance is difficult. I philosophically lean toward “open is better than secret, and neither is as good as organized curation and controlled disclosure”. Since there’s no clear interest by authorities, I’d publish. And probably I’d do so anonymously as I don’t want the hassle of having potential murderers know about me.
This was my thinking as well. On further reflection, and based on OP’s response, I realize there IS a balance that’s unclear. The list contains some false-positives. This is very likely just by the nature of things—some are trolls, some are pure fantasy, some will have moved on, and only a very few are real threats.
So the harm of making a public, anonymous, accusation and warning is definitely nonzero—it escalates tension for a situation that has passed. The harm of failing to do so in the real cases is also nonzero, but I expect many of the putative victims know they have a stalker or deranged enemy who’d wish them dead, and the information is “just” that this particular avenue has been explored.
That balance is difficult. I philosophically lean toward “open is better than secret, and neither is as good as organized curation and controlled disclosure”. Since there’s no clear interest by authorities, I’d publish. And probably I’d do so anonymously as I don’t want the hassle of having potential murderers know about me.