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Judge Slams Tacoma for Not Releasing Stingray Records

posted by chromas on Monday July 02 2018, @08:48PM   Printer-friendly
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takyon writes:

Judge slams Tacoma for not releasing stingray records

A judge in Washington state has excoriated the Tacoma Police Department for withholding public records pertaining to its use of cell-site simulators, also known as stingrays. Back in 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington state sued the TPD on behalf of four community leaders, arguing that the department has not adequately responded to their public records requests concerning the use of stingrays, which included asking for a blank form authorizing its use.

"The [Public Records Act] establishes a positive duty to disclose public records unless they fall within specific exemptions," Judge G. Helen Whitener wrote in her Monday opinion. "This mandates that the City, upon receiving a request for documents, must first do an adequate search and then must produce the documents requested if there is not an exemption. The PRA does not require the City to analyze the reasons why the document is requested or to determine the relevance of the documents requested even if they are blank forms. The blank form taken in context of the other forms may have meaning to the requestor, and it is not for the City to analyze its relevance. To adopt the City's interpretation of the PRA would defeat the broad mandate of the PRA to allow access to public records not covered by and exemption."

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Tuesday July 03 2018, @01:34AM

    by frojack (1554) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 03 2018, @01:34AM (#701675) Journal

    When I hear it on a normal basis from angry posts on the Internet, I don't put all that much stock into it.

    We see it here on SN every time you post.
    We don't put any stock in it either.

    Then again, when I hear it from prominent pundits, journalists, and polls.....

    Should have occurred to you that those people are seething with the same rage you are. They've lied to you for years, yet you believe them now?

    In case you haven't noticed (I'm sure you refuse to believe it), but the mid course correction to the series of self serving corrupt and obsequious political administrations has already been elected. And he's going to win again in 2020. With a bigger margin. Even Michael Moore sees that.

    He may not have the smooth elegance of the guy who pulled the rug over your eyes for the last 8 years, but sometimes you need a patriot instead of diplomat.

    Even those people who "Ran On Rage" are seeing the light. [chicagotribune.com]

    Its time for you to work on your rage. Before it kills you.
    But I suspect my concern for your health will just trigger another episode. It always seems to do that.

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