With the ruling by the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission and a state judge to release the 911 logs of the Newtown Sandy Hook shooting that killed 20 first graders and six school employees in December of 2012, the country is divided over the decision. (Patch.com, December 10, 2013, by Rebecca Whitnall)
Gene Policinski, December 14, 2013, of the First Amendment Center, argues that there are “strong First Amendment reasons for disclosure of 911 tapes,” first that the records are public and but also that releasing them enables the citizenry and media to evaluate the response of emergency forces and in rare cases cast light on conspiracy theories and other wayward rumors.