Steve Kozachik oppose repealing the ordinance
Tucson City leaders suspend controversial 'police interference' law
Mayor and Council could repeal controversial 'police interference' law next week
Steve Kozachik oppose repealing the ordinance
SAYS -- THE RULE'S ORIGINALINTENT -- WAS TO PROTECT --POLICE CRIME SCENES.
IT KEPTPEOPLE -- FROM VIDEO RECORDINGPOLICE -- WITHIN CRIME SCENESOR INVESTIGATION AREAS.
NOW --KOZACHIK SAYS -- THE COUNCILAND MAYOR BUCKLED UNDER PUBLICPRESSURE -- TO REPEAL IT.HERE'S NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES -- WHO SPOKEWITH KOZACHIK TONIGHT.TUCSON COUNCILMAN STEVEKOZACHIK SAYS THERE WAS A TIMEWHEN THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WAS ONBOARD WITH A RULE THAT HE SAYSWOULD HAVE PROTECTED POLICECRIME SCENES -- NOTHING MORE.SOT EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCILRECOGNIZED THAT OUR POLICEOFFICERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TOPUT UP WITH THAT KIND OFVERBAL ABUSE.
09SEC SO INAPRIL THE COUNCIL PASSED THISMEASURE.
HE SAYS A NARRATIVEFROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCESSTARTED TO UNRAVEL THECOUNCIL'S ENTHUSIASM FOR THERULE -- ORDINANCE 11746:ESTABLISHING POLICE RESTRICTEDAREAS AND PENALTIES FORINTERFERING WITH POLICEINVESTIGATIONS OR ENFORCEMENTACTIVITY.
SOT QUITE FRANKLY,BECAUSE OF PUBLIC PRESSURE,THE REST OF THE COUNCILDECIDED: 'GEE, THIS ISSOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOTCOMFORTABLE WITH ANYMORE.'QUITE FRANKLY, FOR ME, IT'SREALLY SIMPLE, TPD HAS THENEED AND THE RIGHT TOESTABLISH A LEGITIMATE CRIMESCENE.
15SEC YESTERDAY, THECOUNCIL VOTED TO REPEAL THATRULE ALL TOGETHER -- CITINGTHE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD INMINNESOTA AND CIVIL UNRESTACROSS THE COUNTRY.
KOZACHIKSAYS WHILE SOME MEMBERS OF THECOUNCIL TALKED ABOUT FINDING ACOMPROMISE -- HIS OWNEXPECTATIONS ARE LOW.
SOTWE'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK AT ITLATER ON.
THE COPS KNOW IT,THE COUNCIL KNOWS IT, THEMAYOR KNOWS IT.
THIS IS A DONEDEAL NOW AND FRANKLY IT'S TOOBAD.
07SEC ROGELIO MARES, KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL CUNNINGHAM-- SAID THIS TODAY ABOUT THECOUNCIL'S DECISION: "THEREASONS BEHIND THE PROPOSEDORDINANCE WERE JUSTIFIABLE;BUT THE TIMING COULDN'T BEWORSE.
THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTPROCESS FOR THIS ORDINANCE WASCUT SHORT BY COVID-19 ANDWE'VE HAD AN IN-CUSTODY DEATHIN THE INTERIM.
THERE MAYBE ATIME WHEN THIS ORDINANCE CANBE REVISITED; BUT THAT TIME ISNOT NOW.
Mayor and Council could repeal controversial 'police interference' law next week