Really, breaking down the door of a journalist with a sledgehammer with guns drawn and then holding him in handcuffs for 7 hours because he reported on something they didn't want released? He's not even the person who leaked the report. I'd call it that overkill. I wonder what they told the judge who signed off on this waste of resources. You'd think SF had more crime issue that could be dealt with first.
I am curious: why are police reports confidential? Of course they could be very damning to a large number of people if they were public but I am wondering why they are not public records searchable in a database? What is required to make them public? Are they just available for trial after what I presume is a subpoena or some form of discovery?
Maybe they are confidential because they can corrupt a jury before the information can be presented by lawyers? Just a thought.
Maybe they are confidential because they can corrupt a jury before the information can be presented in court? Just a thought.
> A San Francisco Police Department spokesperson defended their action in a statement Friday, saying that the warrant was granted by a judge and the raid was “part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the leak of the Adachi police report.”
Remember this when they try to sell encryption backdoors, saying it's okay because it'll require a warrant.