Milo,
Very well put sir. I agree with you completely and I suspect 99% of the readers of this post do so too.
Trim Stab,
I doubt you will find anyone on here who disagrees with the public having the right to know. It is how the information is being conveyed that's the problem. Turning the whole thing into 'public entertainment' is indeed unsavoury, indecent and lacking in respect. I would say that about any individual in similar circumstances too and not just because it is a fellow officer.