So they can submit reports coated with a layer of white-out.
I think the report should stand immutable and any editing should be supplementary, and in the form of a separate addendum.
Is there any good reason for this practice?
2006-08-31 03:15:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Its a common practice but most departments use computers to edit and reprint the report. I agree at just changing the spelling and not the content, if it that bad he needs to redo the report.
I also agree with writing what happened and what was said in the report, no candy coating.
2006-08-31 03:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by bsure32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't happen just in Colorado. I've seen Sgt. and LT's do it all the time. One of my biggest gripes was white out on an accident report. Sorry, you screw up you do it over. My old Sgt. actually tried to get me to take the word f**k out of a report. I said, uh but that's what the guy said. He said it was offensive, I said it's what he said, & it's a police report to document what happened, then I ran to my LT lol....I don't understand why they want to candy coat an incident.
2006-08-31 03:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it should change the content of the report-- as far as mispellings and normal grammar things I think that it should be okay to change.
2006-08-31 03:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by awesome_eo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happens in any state I know about. I agree, it should be done in supplemental form.
2006-08-31 03:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah so
2006-09-01 07:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by aldo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋