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douglas9

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Wed Mar 9, 2022, 12:57 PM Mar 2022

Measure Would Undo Police Accountability Law [View all]

A bill that would make it easy for police to hide body cam videos and other evidence of police misconduct for years is sitting on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk.

Until now it has received no news coverage.

Senate Bill S7734 would undo a reform law enacted last summer, and that took effect just weeks ago, to increase police accountability and protect citizens from excessive use of force by making it hard for police to withhold body-cam and dash-cam video and evidence documenting police interactions with citizens. The theory is that such videos are the best evidence of police actions and can help the public understand whether officer’s acted reasonably and lawfully or were out of control.



https://www.dcreport.org/2022/03/09/exclusive-bill-would-let-police-hide-body-cam-videos/

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