During a rally hosted by the Police Accountability NOW campaign Wednesday, advocates pushed for the passage of pending legislation that would open law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records to the public. The gathering outside Legislative Hall provided opportunity for supporters of Senate Bill 149 to voice support for increasing “transparency and (allowing) for more meaningful oversight” of police, according to a synopsis of the proposed legislation that would significantly amend the Law-Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.
SB 149 was released from the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 16. Sen. Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, D-Wilmington, is the legislation’s prime sponsor.
- How about everyone being accountable for their own actions!? — Ginny Fowler Kiser
- That includes the police, who have enjoyed protection and favor from the government. — Pete Schonert
- Awesome idea. What scares me is the sealed records of our elected officials and our educators. — Gary Showalter Jr.
- How about Delaware rallying to hold judges accountable for releasing violent offenders back into society and putting the public at risk? Delaware’s catch-and-release program is ridiculous. — Trish Wilt
- Stop being an idiot, and there would be no need for police. — Howard Gaines III
- Imagine if people rallied for accountability when it comes to the same criminals committing violent crimes, rallied against the AG for her catch-and-release, rallied against those in our communities who beat women, shoot one another and hide those who do these things. Imagine if we rallied for accountability for all. — Erin Chronister
- When is the rally for keeping criminals locked up?— Warren Ellis
- Why are all y’all defending dirty cops? — Tommy Bou
- How about criminal accountability, as well? And kick out bad judges who put criminals back on the street. — Freda Barrett
- That means we should pass legislation on all criminals’ records for public display without the hassle of going through a process. Just click and be like, whoop, there it is! — Eddie Morris
- I have no issues with this, as it can help weed out the relatively few bad cops. And that’s the goal. Not to “defund the police” but just get the bad ones, who are making the others look bad, off the force. — Rob Holley
