3 States Considering BLOCKING Release of 911 Calls to Public

Linda Casey dialed 911 and yelled, "Oh, God!" repeatedly after finding her daughter beaten to death in their driveway.  When she heard the broadcast of her call later on the local news, she vomited.  In an e-mail she says "this wasnot only themost painful thing I have ever been through, it should have been the most private."

Similar comments have caused legislators in Wisconsin, Alabama and Ohio to introduce bills barring the release of 911 calls.  Missouri, Pa, RI and WY already keep such recordings private.

"Nationally there is a growing concern about the release of audiotapes that don't involve newsworthy people or events - just things that people like to hear because of their sensational nature," said Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, which drafted legislation in the state to bar the release of 911 recordings. "There is a concern nationally that these kinds of things are having a chilling effect on people's willingness to call 911."