OC Register editorials

The Orange County Register has two good editorials today, one arguing in favor of a California Senate bill that would grant public access to disciplinary records of police and deputies, the other arguing that Scooter Libby's sentence is out of proportion to the alleged crime and that Bush should pardon him. Both are sensible and well argued. Twice in the past year, police have killed Orange County citizens in questionable circumstances. The killings have been investigated but the outcomes of the investigations remain secret. Libby is collateral damage in a political fight over the Iraq war. Fitzgerald wasted time, money and resources. He learned the leaker's name early on. The investigation should have stopped then.