A bill passed in March by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives restricting the public identification of police officers involved in violent altercations would not affect the discovery phase of police brutality cases if signed into law, but could harm the public’s trust in law enforcement, civil rights lawyers said.
HB 27 would bar public employees of the police officer’s agency, the agency conducting the official investigation and anyone acting on behalf of those employees or agencies from publicly disclosing the name or identifying information of an officer for 30 days following an incident where either the officer’s firearm was discharged or there was use of force.
