NY Appeals Court Says Law Enforcement Can’t Withhold Misconduct Records Containing Only ‘Unproven” Allegations
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New York law enforcement agencies have always considered transparency to be something to be foisted on other government entities. The NYPD spends a lot of its time screwing over public records requ…
  • irish_link@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    Good.

    If 20 people accused an officer of misconduct, and there’s only one accusation that has proof all of them should still be know.

    If I’m a bad actor, I’m not gonna make it easy for someone to prove it.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Do you have any idea how insanely high the burden of proof is for cops?? It’s nearly impossible to meet, even when their misconduct is blatantly obvious.

      Given that, this is a bad ruling that makes it even easier for bad cops (but I repeat myself) to escape consequences for their actions than it already is.

      Missed the “apostrophe t” part 🤦😄

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        Maybe you misinterpreted the ruling? This says that law enforcement cannot withold discipline records on the basis that the accusations are unproven.