Police camera footage should definitely, 100%, be public record the moment it's taken, I agree. Part of the problem isn't actually refusal to cooperate on the

Police camera footage should definitely, 100%, be public record the moment it's taken, I agree. Part of the problem isn't actually refusal to cooperate on the part of police orgs, though. I happen to know second-hand that the companies operating the cameras provide abysmal and overcomplex, failure-prone software and hardware, and storing all that camera footage in a way that is quickly accessible to the public would approach Youtube levels of footprint/operational costs... It's complex, and police orgs, in addition to being resistant to change, are also not exactly known for their technical acumen.