Preaching to the choir there! While public records laws stink, a lot of the work by orgs involved in transparency, and others have made it better. By no means i

Preaching to the choir there! While public records laws stink, a lot of the work by orgs involved in transparency, and others have made it better. By no means is it going to be "good" anytime soon, but progress is certainly being made. Whether the work is being done fast enough is a different story, though I'll say that any amount of help makes a larger difference than it might seem. Just gotta be persistent. One of my proudest moments is (through reporting) getting the Chicago police department to admit they made an enormous mistake in their analysis, which a colleague says was the first time he's seen them admit to such a mistake in the years he's done this work. So there are signs that it's not all lost. Happy to chat about ways to contribute towards this work if you're interested. One thing I'll say about leaks is that they occasionally have the effect of revitalizing interest in these issues. But again, it takes persistence.