Why are police scanners open to the public?

Public access laws, such as the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its equivalent in most states, almost always allow police to withhold information while investigations unfold. The reason for this, at least ostensibly, is that disclosing information about ongoing cases could compromise what police are doing. People are investigated all the time without being charged, for example. If every lead in every case was made public, the possibilities for slander and libel would grow exponentially.

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