How cops and politicians neutralized bodycams, whose footage is now routinely kept secret by NYPD and other forces

Police have no right to privacy when executing their public duties, and bodycams were supposed to keep everyone honest and accountable: both the cops and those they were interacting with. In practice, the footage is routinely withheld to prevent the public challenging or even knowing about police misconduct, while it is quickly edited and filtered through friendly media to exonerate officers when the opportunity presents itself. — Read the rest