Please Release Me!

I totally understand why police officers frequently have to save doing a press release for the end of their shift, quite frequently in the middle of the night, etc. They have real, police-type work to do. But as someone on the receiving end of those releases, I have a small request: Have someone else, fresher than yourself, read them over before you send them out - and maybe, have THEM rewrite it for clarity, if need be. I’d rather get it late, and clean, then fast and … problematic.

The media will never be the top priority for a line officer or somesuch, but … when basic facts are missing or so convoluted as to defy straightening, it doesn’t do anyone any good. So I urge all supervisors at police departments to at least work on a check list for the deputies, etc. so they can be sure to fill the bill (names, ages, vehicle description, etc.) - and to hold training sessions. Heck, I’d volunteer to help with them, because it would help me as much as it would help them!