The site, ratemycop.com, lists the names of more than 140,000 officers across the country, 10TV News reported.

Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner said he thinks the Web site is worthless.

"There is no investigation into whether this is accurate information," Weiner said.

Visitors to the site can search for officers by name, department of state.

"Will they be able to access our home addresses, home phone numbers, our marital status, whether we have children? That's always a big concern," said San Francisco Police Association VP Kevin Martin.

The creators of the Web site said they obtained all of their information on officers from public records and do not disclose any private information, 10TV News reported.

Weiner said the Columbus police department already has a system in place to file complaints about an officer.

"Anytime there is any mention of a complaint, it is sent over to the Internal Affairs Bureau where it's investigated to make sure it happened that way and they can talk to witnesses," Weiner said. "You can still be anonymous by doing so, but it will be investigated."

While officers may not be happy with the Web site, legal experts say it is on solid legal ground. Citing the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech, lawyers said the publication is protected as long as it is not publishing privileged information.

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