Just FYI no departments in CT are turning off Encryption, The article does not name 1 department that is currently encrypted full time that is going to turn it off.
It talks about 1 department that has never been encrypted on the main channel staying that way and then other departments out of state that have done it.
I agree that your post should not have been deleted, The article talks about CT and many other sates and if this discussion is about the article then we should be able to talk about the entire article and not be unfairly censored
Yes Sir, perhaps NO department in Connecticut has turned off their Encryption. Perhaps this newspaper article is only stating that some "MAY BE" considering turning off their encryption.
But sometimes we all need to look beyond our own walls. That is what I tried to show when I posted my thoughts that were deleted from this thread. I tried to present facts as reported by other major cities that could possibility be considered related to this article.
However now, in trying to stay with the facts here my thoughts are:
"COULD Encryption put our first responders at risk". That is what I got from reading the first post here from that local newspaper article.
For many of us, we have personnel friends throughout the State of Connecticut, who are police officers or firefighters. Something we should all be concerned with. Perhaps there are family members doing these jobs that would be most concerning to them, as well as the issues presented to these police officers and firefighters themselves.
I really lack the knowledge to say whether this is right or wrong. I am concerned about those who are out there protecting every one of us. Based on my readings from other places, this could make an already very dangerous job, even MORE DANGEROUS.
If there is ANY indication that this encryption would have a negative effect on their safety, NONE OF US should be in favor of it. If it can be shown to have NO such effect, then a city or town has the right to consider this. However, before any place goes with this I would strongly suggest following up on some of the negative impacts that have been previously reported.