One would think, him being all lawyer-y and stuff, he'd know that in an ongoing investigation, certain information is kept confidential until the investigation is over and there are charges to be filed.ACLU Ferguson police report on Michael Brown s death violates law - Yahoo News
It looks like the Ferguson police department is more concerned about covering their ass than anything else, which suggests they are in the wrong and have a need for such a lack of transparency.Heavily-redacted document omits key public information.
A police report on the death of Michael Brown is missing key information and violates Missouri open records laws, an ACLU attorney told Yahoo News on Friday.
The two-page document, which the Ferguson Police Department released only after pressure from journalists and civil liberties advocates, is largely redacted or left blank. The most egregious omissions are the victim’s name and a description of the offense – the fatal shooting of Brown.
“They are breaking the law,” said Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri.
Him being a lawyer and all.