Post by pavel on Mar 29, 2016 3:40:16 GMT -6
Legislation birthed and given quick initial approval by a state House panel last week would prohibit public disclosure of most body camera recordings made by Tennessee law enforcement officers for at least a year — and potentially keep video of police misconduct under wraps for even longer.
The move has drawn protests from open government advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union. The bill's sponsor, House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada of Franklin, said he is not happy with the measure himself and will go "back to the drawing board" to negotiate over revisions in coming days.
As approved by the House State Government Subcommittee, the measure, HB876, would declare a general one-year "moratorium" on public disclosure of any police body camera footage, starting on July 1.
Memphis Chief Operations Officer Doug McGowen said Monday the city is watching the bill, which would delay the release of the videos longer than required under a policy recently proposed by Mayor Jim Strickland.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/government/state/bill-would-bar-release-of-police-body-cam-video-for-one-year-2f1ee643-b2a9-0825-e053-0100007fbc93-373770901.html
The move has drawn protests from open government advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union. The bill's sponsor, House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada of Franklin, said he is not happy with the measure himself and will go "back to the drawing board" to negotiate over revisions in coming days.
As approved by the House State Government Subcommittee, the measure, HB876, would declare a general one-year "moratorium" on public disclosure of any police body camera footage, starting on July 1.
Memphis Chief Operations Officer Doug McGowen said Monday the city is watching the bill, which would delay the release of the videos longer than required under a policy recently proposed by Mayor Jim Strickland.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/government/state/bill-would-bar-release-of-police-body-cam-video-for-one-year-2f1ee643-b2a9-0825-e053-0100007fbc93-373770901.html