Opinion: Difference in way San Diego police, sheriff released video of violent incidents is telling [Opinion]
The video shows Dearman repeatedly refusing to exit his truck after two officers pulled him over for a broken tail light and one said there was “probable cause” to inspect his vehicle because he smelled marijuana. Dearman is also told that a police database showed he has a history of being a felon in possession of a firearm, further creating a probable cause for inspection.
An SDPD spokesperson, Lt. Adam Sharki, says that supporting source material is also released so that the accuracy of the edited videos can be judged. That hasn’t happened yet.
If the Sheriff’s Department believes the handling of this matter was appropriate, than it should have put out thewithin 45 days and defended itself. Instead, according to the First Amendment Coalition, which worked to make the video public, the department declined to do so for years on the grounds that the man didn’t suffer the “great bodily injury” necessary under SB 1421 for disclosure of public records. The coalition says this was contradicted by evidence in a civil lawsuit.
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