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Delaware

Ziggysmom

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2. What a load of crap allowing these incidents to be hidden.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2022, 01:56 PM

Jul 2022

From the yahoo article:
""Certainly we are happy that this incident was investigated, that the officer was indicted and eventually pled guilty to this assault on the 16-year-old young woman," said Mike Brickner, ACLU of Delaware's executive director. "But we also know that there is really a lack of transparency around these policing issues that Delaware's LEOBOR law is the most extreme in the country when it comes to transparency.

"Members of the public just do not have a right to information about police disciplinary matters."

LEOBOR requires that police disciplinary actions in Delaware be kept secret from public disclosure. In many cases, the public learns of these incidents only from civil lawsuits, in which citizens sue police for causing physical injury or damages."

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No jail time for former Delaware police officer caught on video dragging teenager by hair [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP

Should'a been at least a year in the slammer. 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #1

What a load of crap allowing these incidents to be hidden. Ziggysmom Jul 2022 #2

At least he got SOME punishment Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #3

Is this an example of Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 #4