Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Crime Records are Public

The Times Picayune

This article discusses New Orleans’ crime records and how they should be made public. The author says that many attempts have been made to work with the police department on this issue, but they have failed to give residents prompt access to this information. The author of this article works for The Times Picayune newspaper and says that the newspaper is threatening to file a suit against the police department if this is not fixed. The reason so many people are angry is because of the time they have been giving the NOPD to find a solution. State law requires that initial reports should be released for public safety. If this issue is not fixed soon, the newspaper plans to file suit along with many residents of New Orleans. This article is very informative, especially if you are from New Orleans. I think the author did their research and had knowledge of the situation.

1 comment:

Elyse Bower said...

The author of this article seems very crediable since he works for the Times Picaune which is the New Orleans newspaper. The author seems very passionate about wanting these records released to the public. This issue seems like an issue of public saftey and I agree with the author.