Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 3:39:16 GMT -6
Oregon House votes to shield identity of cop who shot LaVoy Finicum
SALEM — The Oregon House passed a bill Wednesday to shield the identity of the officer who killed standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum.
In a bipartisan vote, the House approved legislation that would let a judge bar for 90 days the disclosure an officer's name who uses deadly force. It passed 55-3, and now heads to the Senate.
The bill came at the request of Oregon State Police Superintendent Richard Evans, Jr., who told a Democratic lawmaker that he has received death threats against the officer who shot Finicum last month. Police haven't identified the officer, citing an ongoing investigation.
"This bill is deadly serious," said Rep. Jeff Barker, D-Aloha, told the House chamber Wednesday. "This isn't to protect a wrongdoer. It isn't to protect a police department that screwed up."
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/oregon_house_votes_to_shield_i.html
SALEM — The Oregon House passed a bill Wednesday to shield the identity of the officer who killed standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum.
In a bipartisan vote, the House approved legislation that would let a judge bar for 90 days the disclosure an officer's name who uses deadly force. It passed 55-3, and now heads to the Senate.
The bill came at the request of Oregon State Police Superintendent Richard Evans, Jr., who told a Democratic lawmaker that he has received death threats against the officer who shot Finicum last month. Police haven't identified the officer, citing an ongoing investigation.
"This bill is deadly serious," said Rep. Jeff Barker, D-Aloha, told the House chamber Wednesday. "This isn't to protect a wrongdoer. It isn't to protect a police department that screwed up."
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/oregon_house_votes_to_shield_i.html