After pressure, Boston police agree to disclose names of arrested officers

Howard Friedman is quoted in this article in the Boston Globe: Boston police agree to release names of arrested officers. After pressure from the Globe and community members, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans has agreed that from now on, when officers are arrested for crimes such as drunk driving, the department will release their names to the public. This is a step towards ending the double standard that protects police officers when they break the law. Click here and here to read our past blog posts about this double standard.