Many believe that a strong foundation for society should start with law-enforcement you can trust, which is why there's a growing demand for more transparency in our local police departments. In an effort to break down the 'blue wall of silence' that's widely believed to be divisive and counterintuitive, the Senate has recently passed new legislation that will make controversial police records available to the public.
As a rebuttal, however, the Inglewood City Council has agreed to destroy hundreds of records of police shootings (and other investigations) before the legislation goes into effect on January 1st.
“The legislature passed SB 1421 because communities demanded an end to the secrecy cloaking police misconduct and use of force,” a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement, “while Inglewood PD’s decision to purge records undermines police accountability and transparency against the will of Californians.”
It should be noted that under the current law, California police departments must retain records of officer-involved shootings and misconduct up to 5 years from when they occurred.
Source: Fox News
