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Police under attack on every front.

Writer's picture: Virgil LassiterVirgil Lassiter

As the fervor over the George Floyd murder grows the police community is under a withering attack from politicians pandering to the ground swell of protests.

The latest and very concerning development is out of the New York statehouse. It has been proposed that a key part of the Civil Rights Act be repealed. Excerpts of the law are below, but to summarize the law protects personal and personnel records from wanton exploitation. Without the law police officers, peace officers and even firefighters are at the mercy of everyone with an agenda, anti-law enforcement groups and yes, Black Lives Matter operators.

As it stands now the courts are the arbitrator of the need to disclose such information for a legitimate purpose. Repeal will remove that hurdle and protection. In fact, judges are authorized to release such personal and personnel information that is germane to the case before them. The law does not restrict district attorneys from access to the information in furtherance of their duties.

The repeal of Section 50-A is a purely agenda driven attempt to obstruct police departments across the state. New York will not be the only state to go down this road.

Police everywhere need your support. Write, call or visit your representatives and let them know that the men and women who keep us safe are not the problem. You can agree or disagree about the allegation of systemic racism within departments but you should not let politicians put the officers in further jeopardy by putting their private and heretofore confidential information in the public arena.

Section 50-APersonnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers

Civil Rights (CVR)

Personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers. 1. All personnel records used to evaluate performance toward continued employment or promotion, under the control of any police agency or department of the state ……………except as may be mandated by lawful court order.

If, after such hearing, the judge concludes there is a sufficient basis he shall sign an order requiring that the personnel records in question be sealed and sent directly to him.

As always happens with political hot buttons the reactions and swinging of the pendulum goes to far. Stand up for those who are the front line of keeping us safe.

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