O.C. police review groups want officers to give shooting-related testimony immediately....

[Nevilledog]

O.C. police review groups want officers to give shooting-related testimony immediately. Chief disagrees

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o-c-police-review-groups-want-officers-to-give-shooting-related-testimony-immediately-chief-disagrees/ar-BB17sCEp

Anaheim Police Chief Jorge Cisneros is declining to implement recommendations from two police review groups that could affect the accuracy of officers’ testimonies following shootings.

The city’s community-driven Police Review Board and the external Office of Investigative Review Group recommended that the police department have officers provide testimony the day a critical incident occurs, rather than within seven days, which is the current policy. The OIR Group also recommended that officers not be shown body-cam footage from incidents they’re involved in before providing their statement.

Those recommendations were presented at this week's council meeting as part of both groups' annual reports.

“In our view, it makes sense to have that statement occur much sooner to reduce the chance that anything will interfere with the accuracy of the officer’s testimony,” said Mayra Gomez, a member of the Police Review Board.

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[magicarpet]

1. Isn't it better they be allowed to collude with one another,...

.... and make sure their stories coincide before they give a sworn statement about a police shooting of a citizen ?