Florida Paper: Sheriff Scott Israel Stonewalling Release of Parkland Surveillance Video

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by AWR Hawkins9 Mar 2018Zero

9 Mar, 20189 Mar, 2018

An op-ed within the Sun Sentinel claims that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is stonewalling the release of surveillance video that could perhaps distinct up precisely what laws enforcement did or did not attain in response to the February 14 faculty capturing in Parkland, Florida.

The paper has been attempting to hang the video taken “out of doorways the faculty” all thru the capturing, handiest to be told that the very best reproduction became as soon as given to Israel’s space of business and have to tranquil not be released.

On Wednesday, the Sentinel reported:

Sheriff Israel doesn’t are attempting to release the video, which is irregular, on condition that he’s already given an extensive description of its substance. At a televised press conference eight days after the capturing, he said he felt “the public wished to know” that the video showed [deputy Scot] Peterson did “nothing” excluding in finding on his radio while photographs had been being fired. The sheriff said Peterson “by no scheme went in” as he’s going to have to beget.

But four days later, Peterson, thru his lawyer, said the criticism became as soon as unwarranted and that the video (along with eyewitness testimony) will exonerate him.

We tried to in finding the video — and please direct, we handiest see the video taken out of doorways the faculty — from Broward faculty district officers, however they interestingly gave their handiest reproduction to  [the Broward County Sheriff’s Office].

The paper moreover notes allegations that other Broward County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene however did not head in. This, too, could perhaps moreover be cleared up throughout the release of the video.

Moreover, the Sentinel suggests Israel’s arguments for not releasing the video are largely moot:

The sheriff argues that the video shouldn’t be released because it’s phase of an active investigation. However the faculty district isn’t a laws enforcement company and so can’t verbalize “active prison investigation.” Plus, there’s an exemption if the solutions has already been disclosed, as it has. Plus, the video doesn’t display the shootings, however laws enforcement’s response. Plus, [Nikolas Cruz] has already confessed.

On February 22, Breitbart News reported that Deputy Peterson resigned, as a alternative of face suspension, after being called out by Israel. Peterson needs the video released so the public could be aware what happened.

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