Public access to video and audio recordings of someone’s death would be banned under a bill filed in the Legislature, attracting concerns from open-government and transparency advocates who say it would squelch oversight of law enforcement. Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, which advocates for access to public records, said she thinks the bill would block […]
Audio of Omar Mateen’s 911 calls during Pulse massacre released
October 31, 2016 – Orlando Sentinel by Gale Tziperman Lotan, Rene Stutzman & David Harris The man on the phone said he was the person who had just opened fire June 12 inside Pulse nightclub, but Orlando police could not be sure. The caller, later identified as Omar Mateen, repeatedly hung up on the Orlando […]
Judge clears way for release of many more Pulse 911 calls
September 19, 2016 – The Republic by Mike Schneider, Associated Press A judge on Monday cleared the way for the release of many of the hundreds of 911 calls related to a mass shooting at a gay Florida nightclub, but calls capturing patrons’ deaths will still be exempt. In dismissing a lawsuit by the city […]
