Amusing drunk caught on bodycam demands cops take footage off the net

[Wanderfound]

@Ian_MCC

In the case of a criminal case or a civil suit (like that last one might lead to) in which the facts of the case are in dispute, then absolutely, the footage should immediately be made available upon request. But otherwise, it should be kept confidential by default, not the opposite. To me, that “solution” is terrifying.

Yup.

If I were writing the rules, it’d be that the non-police subjects of the video (or their heirs, if the police have already killed them…) have an absolute right to view, copy and publicise the footage, whereas the police are able to view it, but are required to keep it confidential apart from using it as evidence in court.