From The Venice Gondolier:

"The Orlando Sentinel editorial board made an excellent point recently.

"The Sentinel asked what would have happened if Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin's name had never been made public. That is a great question.

"In Minnesota, as the Sentinel editorial pointed out, Chauvin's name would have not been released if Marsy's Law was in force there. The media would not have known the name and could not have researched the fact Chauvin had 17 complaints filed against him while performing his duties.

"[The Venice Gondolier] believes law enforcement in Florida is hiding behind a gross misinterpretation of Marsy's Law.

"The Florida Legislature is remiss for not revisiting Marsy's Law and its protection of law officers this year.

"For more than a year, we [at The Venice Gondolier] have criticized the use of Marsy's Law to shield the names of police officers who use force in the line of duty. In some cases that force even led to shooting and killing a suspect."