TGIRecovered
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I think that most people can understand why it is important for LE to keep certain details of and investigation secret. I think that it is a mistake to try to keep everything or even most things secret.
As I see it, quite a bit of information pertaining to any crime could be very useful and generate more fruitful leads if investigators are skillful in knowing exactly which details should be disclosed early on and which ones to hold back. The problem is that it is just simpler for police to say "no comment" than it is to take the time to
sort out what is okay to disclose and what isn't.
I will say that there have been rare occassions in which LE has skillfully used the media to great advantage. Others here might be better at naming an example or two. (I really do have a brain, it just doesn't always cooperate. My memory will probably kick in at some very inconvenient time, like when I have a head full of shampoo.)
As I see it, quite a bit of information pertaining to any crime could be very useful and generate more fruitful leads if investigators are skillful in knowing exactly which details should be disclosed early on and which ones to hold back. The problem is that it is just simpler for police to say "no comment" than it is to take the time to
sort out what is okay to disclose and what isn't.
I will say that there have been rare occassions in which LE has skillfully used the media to great advantage. Others here might be better at naming an example or two. (I really do have a brain, it just doesn't always cooperate. My memory will probably kick in at some very inconvenient time, like when I have a head full of shampoo.)
