Insistence on transparency in law enforcement has nothing to do with whether one likes or dislikes police officers. It comes down to trust and this is essential for a free society and the effective, honest policing of our streets.

This is why Gov. Kathy Hochul should sign the “Keep Police Radios Public Act” into law. The bill was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (Queens) and in the Assembly by Karines Reyes (Bronx). It took two hard-fought years to get both houses of the legislature to approve this bill that grants credentialed members of the media and emergency volunteer first responders access to encrypted police radios. Nearly the entire democratic conference voted in favor.

Police departments around the country are moving towards radio encryption to keep “bad guys

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