We’ve written plenty about what the Florida Legislature should not be doing this year.
Here’s something it should be doing: Closing a loophole that now keeps police officers’ identities a secret when they use force — including deadly force.
The loophole exists thanks to a state constitutional amendment, best known as Marsy’s Law, that was ostensibly intended to benefit victims of crimes in various ways. Crime victims already had ample protections under Florida law, but a California billionaire whose sister was murdered has been going around persuading states to enshrine protections into state constitutions — a dozen of them so far.
