Sanford Mayor says police resisted release of 911 tapes: "Everyone was saying to me, no, no, no..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Trayvon Martin case: Mayor says police resisted release of 911 tapes

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10935360-trayvon-martin-case-mayor-says-police-resisted-release-of-911-tapes

SANFORD, Florida -- The mayor of the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says he overruled police and prosecutors who opposed the release of tapes of 911 calls, telling them: “We're not here to hide anything.”

Jeff Triplett, who is a senior vice president at United Legacy Bank and part-time mayor of Sanford, said he took the decision after Martin’s family asked for the release of recordings of a call that shooter George Zimmerman made to police and 911 calls from neighbors who heard the confrontation.

“Everyone was saying to me, no, no, no, don't turn them over," he said. "I just continually asked, 'Why wouldn't we do this?'"

"I made that call to try to settle everything down a little bit, to let the family hear what transpired. We were being accused of a lot of things, or the police department was, so we can take the step to say, 'We're not here to hide anything,'" Triplett added.

[yardwork]

1. If the mayor had not insisted, none of us would ever have heard the 911 tapes or seen the video

This would have been hidden and the media would have lost interest and Trayvon Martin would be one more black child who was murdered with no investigation. The mayor did a brave thing. The police department and DA's office seem to be corrupt.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. That's right.

I do know there is an allowable period of time for traffic tickets. I think 30 days, before the traffic report is released. Don't know about anything more serious. I think the press can get to the information right away.

[seabeyond]

2. hm, why did they not want them released? really? how about cause it shows how guilty

zimmerman is and that is why everyone was saying no no no no

edit... good for the mayor. he did right

[southernyankeebelle]

3. Well at least the Mayor has nothing to hide. He did the right thing. After all he is the mayor of

everyone. They need to clean house in that police station.

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. I think the Mayor mis-heard ...

the police and prosecutor, he thought he heard "we have an on-going investigation happening"; when what they actually said was, "we have an on-going cover-up happening."

[Dawson Leery]

5. Look over there, another corrupt police department.

The elected officials need to exercise their power over enforcement officials.

[yardwork]

6. kick

[malaise]

7. Fugging wow!!

Technology and a few honest men may help us expose lots of coverups

[grasswire]

9. I was impressed with that mayor last night when he was on TV

He was quite clearly interested in justice and open government.

Seems like a good guy.