The public has to be protected from these unscrupulous practices.

Honest businessmen should be protected from the unscrupulous consumer

I would not have become public had I not known that there was an unscrupulous person working in the medical industry who was prepared to sell information about me to a tabloid that probably would have put it on the front cover.

I'm just surprised there was no public comment before the motion. Generally, you make a motion and second it and call for public input.

I do not see how any public places, this of course includes synagogues, can be protected,

The royal family are protected from public accountability by law.