When identifying real people in DU posts,

[Ms. Toad]

17. It is not really so clear.

"Do not post or link to any private/personal information about any person, even if it is publicly available elsewhere on the Internet."

If personal information is not allowed to be posted, then we'd best remove all references to Barack Obama (and his address), or Rush Limbaugh, or Elizabeth Warren - just to name a few. Or references to Robin Williams' alleged money problems - or the fact that he was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.

But wait - they are public people. On the other hand, so is a police officer who shoots someone.

Let me be clear that I am NOT advocating posting this particular policeman's name or address - and depending on the content of the post (which I did not see) I might have been convinced to hide it. But I would not have hidden it based on the TOS, because I do not believe that portion of the TOS has anything to do with not naming names of people who are in the news. By your reasoning, for example, it would preclude posting the name of the police officer even once he is formally identified and charged with a crime.

That particular rule has to do with respecting the privacy of private individuals - particularly those who have chosen pseudonyms in order to participate in DU.