Opinion: Transparency shouldn’t stop at the DA’s door

By , Guest Columnist Updated: August 31, 2026 4:00 AM CT | Published: August 31, 2026 4:00 AM CT
John Covington
Guest Columnist

John Covington

Officer John Covington is vice president of the Memphis Police Association.

“If a serious charge generated through the Memphis Safe Task Force is not prosecuted, citizens have a legitimate interest in knowing what happened. That is not an attack on prosecutors. It is accountability.”

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