"The identities of two Florida police officers who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy over the weekend are being withheld under a law intended to protect crime victims.

"The officers, as well as five others who were at the scene but didn't fire their guns, invoked their right to remain anonymous under Marsy's Law, an amendment to the state constitution, Tarpon Springs police Maj. Frank Ruggiero said Friday.

"Some law enforcement agencies began using it to withhold names of officers who used force on the job, saying the events leading up to the force, such as someone pointing a gun, made the officer a crime victim. Proponents of the interpretation said that police officers should be treated like any other victim. But critics, including some law enforcement leaders, said it erodes transparency and trust in the police."

Kentuckians have been assured that the version of Marsy's Law adopted in a 2020 constitutional amendment could never be used to shield the identity of Kentucky police officers.

But some law enforcement agencies have already begun to assert a right of privacy on behalf of police officers, blurring their faces and badge numbers in body cam video.

It's expected that the issue will soon be presented to the Kentucky Attorney General in a dispute involving access to unredacted copies of videos at the scene of the arrest of a juvenile by Lexington police.