Yeah, but you clipped the contribution Glenn gave... he was making points, asking good questions. And these are scary days!
On Sep 17, 2011, at 3:19 PM, William H. Magill wrote: > > On Sep 15, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Glenn wrote: > >> It is responsible for police to reserve comment about any details, >> identities or investigation. But the public has a right to know, if there >> was an official report made about acts of violence or not. The basic report >> of an alleged crime makes no difference if the Lt. was on the scene, and the >> initial 2 day old report is not a classified secret. Information is either >> confidential/unconfirmed or it is not, no matter who is "on the scene." > > Glenn, > > You would be the first to scream bloody murder that someone's due process > rights were being violated if the police released ANY information. > > And you would scream all the louder if all they did was read the incident > report, and the Incident Report stated that a specific type individual was > the reported perp. > > Police reticence is not only "responsible" but required by law. > > That the police talk about an incident AT ALL is something which skirts very > close to making the crime and the perpetrator un-prosecutable. > And this is only compounded by the "Philly-'tude" …. don't snitch. > > Should this case go to a jury trial, anyone who is a member of this listserve > would be "tainted" by the discussions which have taken place here, and likely > be judged unfit to serve. > > It matters not how self righteous you feel or sound-off about the "public's > right to know," the fact is that the legal system has its own rules which you > must obey or suffer the consequences. The consequences in this case being > that the Perp is released back on the street free to do whatever again. > > William H. Magill > Block Captain > 4400 Chestnut Street > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
