SeanTX
05-29-2014, 01:35 PM
... except in the case of special circumstances. I'm sure there will be plenty of those ...
http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/salinas/court-police-officers-names-in-shootings-must-be-made-public/26230512?tru=R0DXI#ixzz338NHw667
Court: Police officers' names in shootings must be made public
UPDATED 12:18 PM PDT May 29, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO —The California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that police departments must in most cases divulge the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings.
In Thursday's ruling, the high court rejected blanket bans citing unspecified safety threats to officers.
The case arises from a public records act request by The Los Angeles Times that sought the names of two Long Beach police officers involved in a 2010 fatal shooting of a man holding a garden hose.
The police union asked a court to block the release of the names. Writing for the majority, Justice Joyce Kennard said releasing names helps hold peace officers' accountable and trumps general safety concerns.
Kennard said exceptions could be made to keep private names of undercover officers and in the case of credible threats.
Three separate officer-involved shootings in Salinas caused an outcry in the community and protesters claimed the Salinas Police Department used racist judgement and brutality. Like other California police stations, Salinas does not release the names of its officers.
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http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/salinas/court-police-officers-names-in-shootings-must-be-made-public/26230512?tru=R0DXI#ixzz338NHw667
Court: Police officers' names in shootings must be made public
UPDATED 12:18 PM PDT May 29, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO —The California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that police departments must in most cases divulge the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings.
In Thursday's ruling, the high court rejected blanket bans citing unspecified safety threats to officers.
The case arises from a public records act request by The Los Angeles Times that sought the names of two Long Beach police officers involved in a 2010 fatal shooting of a man holding a garden hose.
The police union asked a court to block the release of the names. Writing for the majority, Justice Joyce Kennard said releasing names helps hold peace officers' accountable and trumps general safety concerns.
Kennard said exceptions could be made to keep private names of undercover officers and in the case of credible threats.
Three separate officer-involved shootings in Salinas caused an outcry in the community and protesters claimed the Salinas Police Department used racist judgement and brutality. Like other California police stations, Salinas does not release the names of its officers.
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