… Coffee County District Attorney Marcus Simmons argued the family be legally barred from sharing the hours of unredacted video already in their possession. Instead, Simmons said, the couple could submit a public records request to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, who could opt to redact portions of the video.
“The state was opposed to giving (video) to them in the first place,” Simmons said. “If they want it to release it, the state’s position is the appropriate way to get it is a FOIA request, or request under the Public Records Act, to allow the Tennessee Highway Patrol to do the necessary redactions.”
“I just want to remind the court here there are children…I don’t know if these children, months, years from now if they want their faces on the news,” he said. “The state would just ask to keep those interests in mind also.” …
“We were violating the rights of children, and those children might not want the crimes against them publicly documented, so we’re going to prevent the parents of those children from speaking about the case or sharing evidence they legally have.”
“I just want to remind the court here there are children…I don’t know if these children, months, years from now if they want their faces on the news,” he said. “The state would just ask to keep those interests in mind also.
Fun fact: that’s up to their fucking parents.
The Feds absolutely need to intervene here.
Most definitely, but… Merrick Garland?
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