We're the Only Ones Purging Enough

The city of Phoenix quietly erases police misconduct records: “The practice, which the Department refers to as ‘purging,’ has been standard for more than two decades under the police union’s contract, but the public has been unaware of it.” [More]

That's not for lack of some of us trying to tell them.

Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is-- the "authorities" erasing history is a time-honored practice.

[Via Michael G]