Keeping Mosby defense fund donors secret sets bad precedent

Imagine for a moment that you are an individual of means who wants to — and let’s be blunt about it — bribe a government employee. There are any number of circumstances where you might find it a profitable, if unethical, act. You might be a contractor seeking preferential treatment on a public works project, for example. Or maybe you have pending legislation that just needs a crucial vote or two to get over the hump.