Hard to believe, but a few dozen law enforcement officials from five Florida counties packed a committee room as a show of opposition to a bill that would require them to record custodial interrogations. The bill (HB 681) would require interrogations to be recorded as a prerequisite to admissibility. Their reason? They claim it’s the lack of funding for equipment that would be required to record interrogations. I suppose I’d give that more credibility if I saw them showing up to protest legislation designed to increase incarcerations despite a lack of funding for new jails.

RP

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