This might be the last police video from North Carolina you'll ever see

[1984hasarrived]

Well, this does not really surprise me, to be honest.  There have  been a few cases recently where cameras have shown "naughty" behaviour by those fine fine upstanding men. 

Can't have them portrayed in a bad light now can we, so we will keep the information private, for the public's own safety.

Police Department of the fatal encounter between officers and Keith Lamont Scott could be the last such footage that North Carolina authorities share with the public



Scott died on September 20. In the five days since the shooting, protesters have demanded that Charlotte Police release video footage of the incident.

Initially, Police Chief Kerr Putney chose not to immediately release the camera footage, only doing so amid pressure from the public. Release of another video from one of Scott's family members also added to the calls for police to release their footage.

Putney's decision may be one of the final times a police chief will relent to public pressure.




Charlotte police release video of Keith Scott shooting 01:43

That's because a new law that goes into effect on October 1, exactly one week after the Scott footage was released, is set to block the public from obtaining similar kinds of recordings from body cameras or dashboard cameras.

The whole story?



New North Carolina law blocks release of police cam footage 01:31

Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the legislation two months ago, has said the law would balance "public trust" with the rights and safety of police officers.

In an interview this week with CNN, the Republican governor and one-time mayor of Charlotte doubled down his support for the measure.

It's about "respecting the public, respecting the family, and also respecting the constitutional rights of the officer," he said.

"One viewpoint of a video doesn't often always tell the whole story," McCrory said. "The angles can make a difference, and [you're] not hearing [the sound] often in the video, so that [adds to] the complexity. The video is one piece of evidence. We have to be careful."

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