Bill would ban broadcast of 911 calls

COLUMBUS — Legislation being considered in the Ohio Senate would ban the public broadcast of audio from emergency calls to law enforcement.

“I do not see how broadcasting the actual voice of a traumatic experience such as murder, robbery, severe injury or even death can benefit society,” Sen. Tom Patton, a Republican from the Cleveland area and primary sponsor of the legislation, told members of the Senate’s state and local government committee Tuesday.

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