[johnwyles]

I am curious: why are police reports confidential? Of course they could be very damning to a large number of people if they were public but I am wondering why they are not public records searchable in a database? What is required to make them public? Are they just available for trial after what I presume is a subpoena or some form of discovery?

[craftinator]

Maybe they are confidential because they can corrupt a jury before the information can be presented in court? Just a thought.

[craftinator]

Maybe they are confidential because they can corrupt a jury before the information can be presented by lawyers? Just a thought.