Two Houston television stations are reporting on their websites that a fairly well-known HPD officer has been suspended from duty with pay while HPD’s internal affairs division conducts an investigation. One of the stations reports that a source tells it overtime issues are involved.
Both stations are reporting the officer’s name. One of the biggest personalities at one station has previously reported on what a straight arrow the officer is.
Here are a couple of questions for the media-savvy readers who frequent this blog: Should the stations be reporting the officer’s name (which I’m not posting) and the suspension, given the officer’s previously good reputation and no findings (yet) that he’s done anything wrong? And will the stations report the matter as prominently if it turns out the officer did nothing wrong?
