New Florida law shields police body cam videos – Tampa Tribune

[Baitball Blogger]

New Florida law shields police body cam videos – Tampa Tribune

( Florida: Land of the compromised and corrupted.)

TALLAHASSEE — A new Florida law now shields the footage taken by police body cameras from public view, but legal experts say that doesn’t affect the rights of citizens who want to record their own video.

Unless, that is, the video has sound — and usually they do.

Among new measures that took effect Wednesday was a public records exemption covering body-camera video.

A privacy exception now prevents disclosure of such video, including footage taken inside a home, at a hospital or at the scene of a “medical emergency.”

Moreover, a catch-all provision exempts body-camera video where an individual recorded had a “reasonable expectation of privacy,” though it does allow the subject of any footage to authorize its release.


http://floridafaf.org/new-florida-law-shields-police-body-cam-videos-tampa-tribune/

[marym625]

1. No police officer should have an expectation of privacy

While on duty and in public

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Who knows what else you might pick up on those tape recordings?

[samsingh]

2. seem to be designed to promote police criminal activity

let's do the same for other criminals too.

go florida - keep being the laughing stock of the union (sorry to the progressive Floridians).

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Or, you might also discover a hidden hand behind police actions.

I think those tapes should be regularly listened to by watchdog groups.