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What's the point of even having them if the police can just decide not to release the footage then?
We need a parallel federal oversight agency that has no connection to the police that manages all this evidence. A bland, insulated, bureaucratic and procedural agency that is just tasked with storing and organizing evidence where the police can't touch it and is so isolated and procedural that there's no biased decision making on when to release evidence. That the police are trusted with managing the evidence themselves is insane to me.
of course, it should be public, but don't question having the cameras just because it's not. let's fix the law. at least the footage exists, or did exist.
Well, not necessarily. I'm 100% on board with public police accountability, but I do think there's a legitimate question of privacy. Yes, everything the police do on the clock should be subject to scrutiny, but not so for every person they detain.
I have always felt like everything from a public officer should be streamed in real time and laws should work around that. I have no doubt I haven't thought about that enough, but the benefits seem to outwit the negatives. I've had the cops called on me and I've called the cops on others. never is it a good experience, but to have a true record… well, I wouldn't want it on my resume; hmm. I guess it could hurt people. even if they see everything the cops do it may not show the whole story. Good point.