When the PD is asked to turn over the evidence, there is a lot they can do to stall and in some cases lose track of camera or files outright [0]. When you have

When the PD is asked to turn over the evidence, there is a lot they can do to stall and in some cases lose track of camera or files outright [0]. When you have some generations of body cams in use - such as the Axon 1st generation and non-online 2nd generation - with no formal encryption or verification system, you certainly open the possibility for foul play. The cam files are recoverable as flat files on a disk and are easily modified. So if you look at the chain of evidence, there's a big gap with these cameras. If you have the device in hand, you have access to rewrite the record and claim "missing footage" or that the camera was off [1]. [0] https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nypd-isnt-giving-critical-bodycam-footage-to-officials-investigating-alleged-abuse https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nypd-isnt-giving-crit... [1] https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/the-missing-50-minutes-hampton-body-camera-footage-missing-from-night-jaylan-butler-was-mistaken-for-suspect/526-6eedfc8e-9948-48c4-b31c-0187deaf831e https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/the-missing-50-minut...