Why are 911/emergency services calls released to the public?

Question

Disclaimer: Am not United States of American.

However, why in America are 911 calls made publicly available? I assume it isn’t strictly FOI as some seem to be made public/appear in the media not long after the fact?

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Answer 1

Broadly speaking 911 calls are public record.  And can be obtained by request and shared or broadcast freely without any permissions or other legal rights