Save Tiger Woods Bill Dies in Legislature
House Speaker pulls support of banning the release of 911 calls
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DORAL, FL - MARCH 15: Tiger Woods reacts after his ball misses the cup on the 2nd hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-CA Championship on March 15, 2009 at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tiger Woods
So much for saving the Tiger in Florida.
A bill in the Legislature that would have made 911 call recordings confidential has been pulled from consideration, according to the Naked Politics blog.
House Speaker Larry Cretul announced Monday that he was yanking the bill, affectionately known by some in Tallahassee as the "Save Tiger Woods" bill or "Tiger Woods Relief Act," because of mounting criticism from the media and other politicians.
Under the proposed bill, 911 tapes such as the emergency call that exposed Woods' indiscretions, would not be released to the public. We can't think of a good reason for the ban, and neither could Cretul, who justified his idea by saying it was a privacy issue.
Critics said the bill would only help mask potential errors made by 911 dispatchers and served to help celebs like Woods. The law would have made transcripts available in 60 days, plenty of time for a mega star's PR machine to get its story straight.
Despite the opposition, Cretul showed he could be as crafty as Woods escaping a sand trap when he used a little political maneuver to push the proposed bill through a committee last week.
So next time Tiger plows into a tree barefoot in the middle of the night after taking some pain killers, rest assured you'll know about it.
Posted Monday, Mar 15, 2010 - 2:21 PM EST
