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Is there good reason for the videos to be public record? Why not have our judicial system decide/review police video on a case-by-case basis, rather than having

by slimsag 12y ago

Is there good reason for the videos to be public record? Why not have our judicial system decide/review police video on a case-by-case basis, rather than having them be public records? A defendant should be innocent until proven guilty -- and those videos apply just as well. Is the police video for or against you? The court should decide. If the video is "missing", a outside authority should investigate and weight should be given to the possibility that evidence was tampered with by the police. The public should demand this just as we have body-cameras.

nowarninglabel 12y ago
There's a real-world problem seeking a solution, video that is verifiably stored (in multiple places) and encrypted but accessible via the judiciary when a court order allows it. It's not that the pieces aren't there, but rather that someone would need to package it well and sell it to local governments.
- josephpmay 12y ago
  I can say as a matter of fact that the body camera system being implemented by the LAPD works exactly as you suggest. This is one of the reasons why it's taking so long to implement. Many people don't realize how important it is for a system like this to be implemented properly the first time.
bigiain 12y ago
Because many (most?) of the classes of people most victimised by police are in no financial position to instigate a court case just to find out if the cops bodycam footage show him beating/tasing their son/father/brother.
fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
>Is there good reason for the videos to be public record? There are certainly some good reasons why such videos shouldn't be (by default). > Why not have our judicial system decide/review police video on a case-by-case basis, rather than having them be public records? The judicial system has already shown itself to be inadequate in the matter of self-oversight.

by slimsag 12y ago

nowarninglabel 12y ago

There's a real-world problem seeking a solution, video that is verifiably stored (in multiple places) and encrypted but accessible via the judiciary when a court order allows it. It's not that the pieces aren't there, but rather that someone would need to package it well and sell it to local governments.

josephpmay 12y ago
I can say as a matter of fact that the body camera system being implemented by the LAPD works exactly as you suggest. This is one of the reasons why it's taking so long to implement. Many people don't realize how important it is for a system like this to be implemented properly the first time.

bigiain 12y ago

Because many (most?) of the classes of people most victimised by police are in no financial position to instigate a court case just to find out if the cops bodycam footage show him beating/tasing their son/father/brother.

fnordfnordfnord 12y ago

>Is there good reason for the videos to be public record? There are certainly some good reasons why such videos shouldn't be (by default). > Why not have our judicial system decide/review police video on a case-by-case basis, rather than having them be public records? The judicial system has already shown itself to be inadequate in the matter of self-oversight.