Editorial: First-responder buffer reasonable compromise

Editorial: First-responder buffer reasonable compromise

Shielding public-safety personnel from impediments to performing their duty, or infringing on the public’s right to observe — up close — how these public servants conduct themselves? That’s the two sides of an argument generated by a bill that would set certain parameters on how everyday citizens keep tabs on first responders in this state. Two state lawmakers have proposed a new law that would create a 25-foot buffer zone around the recording o…