The Massengill «Farce»
It doesn't seem as if the Massengill Commission will produce any useful legal conclusions if the panel faces obstacles in Va. Tech investigation.
Even though Virginia Tech officials and law enforcement officials have pledged to cooperate with Kaine's commission, it remains unclear whether Cho's medical and academic records can be viewed by the panel.
«At this point, I have been given no information as to what power we will have and what information we will be given,» said Diane M. Strickland, a commission member and former circuit court judge in Roanoke who wants the panel to study the interface between the mental health and criminal justice systems.
Under Virginia law, police agencies are not supposed to release a victim's medical and financial records. Police can also withhold details of their tactical plans and are not required to release information involving their interaction with Virginia Tech's police force, whose officers were the initial responders at the two shooting sites. Federal law prohibits Virginia Tech from releasing Cho's academic records without his parents' permission.
Massengill said the commission probably will ask Cho's parents, who left their Centreville home the day of the shooting, to cooperate. «I think until you sit down and talk to them, it is really unknown what issues, what concerns they have, regarding the problem all of us know this young man had,» Massengill said.
Since when is Cho a victim?
Thankfully, there's Lee Hamilton:
«If there is a sense they are not talking to the right people or seeing the right documents, it will lessen the impact of the commission,» Hamilton said.
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