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brooklynite

(94,737 posts)
Fri Feb 28, 2014, 01:15 PM Feb 2014

Bridge scandal: 911 tapes of GWB lane closures released

Source: Star-Ledger

FORT LEE — The municipal clerk at Fort Lee Borough Hall this morning released 911 and police communication tapes from last September's lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, which has embroiled Gov. Christie Christie's administration in controversy.

The audio files span a 28-hour period during four days between Sept. 9, 2013 when the lanes first closed and Sept. 13, when they were opened again.

Political payback is widely considered to have motivated the lane closures, which are under investigation by a state legislative committee.

Below are dispatch and police communication audio files released this morning. Personal information included in these dispatch tapes was redacted by the Fort Lee police department..


Read more: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/911_tapes_of_george_washington_bridge_lane_closures_released.html#incart_m-rpt-1
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Bridge scandal: 911 tapes of GWB lane closures released (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2014 OP
Jesus Christ @ the comments section in the link Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #1
If the governor was a Dem shawn703 Feb 2014 #2

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
1. Jesus Christ @ the comments section in the link
Fri Feb 28, 2014, 01:29 PM
Feb 2014

They are all "They got stuck in traffic...big deal" posts...

I think that a politician's office retaliating against citizens for not voting for them is pretty huge.

shawn703

(2,702 posts)
2. If the governor was a Dem
Fri Feb 28, 2014, 04:40 PM
Feb 2014

Those same people making the "They got stuck in traffic...big deal" posts would be like

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