Quote Originally Posted by asmo View Post
"..the traditional American principle of separating civilian and military authority." There is a difference between the .mil and the civilian police. While we, as a nation, have tended to confuse the two over the last 20 years - it doesn't mean the principal shouldn't be upheld. See the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act of 1807.

There have been tens of thousands of cases where people who listen to scanners have caught bad actors doing bad things. Those bad actors tend to be civil officials lying, stealing, and hurting others. When departments encrypt the public looses... "they who can give up essential Liberty to obtain a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety".
Would it matter if the radio broadcast was rebroadcast unedited to the public, but delayed, say 24 to 48 hours?

This satisfies both lawful sides. Keeps officers safe realtime, and the public gets full access to police comms.