Lawmakers throughout the USA are grappling with just how much the public is entitled to see when a police body camera has recorded a volatile or even mundane incident on video. Since the beginning of the year, lawmakers in at least 15 states and Washington, D.C., have introduced legislation that would limit release of footage […]
Rep. Jones proposes privacy fix for police body camera bill – Tampa Bay Times
The sponsor of a bill regulating police body cameras is addressing concerns about officer privacy raised by police unions and associations. In language being announced later this afternoon, Rep. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, is responding to one key question posed by the Florida Police Benevolent Association: When should body cameras be turned on? His answer, per […]
