""By allowing pre-report viewing, statements from officers will always appear more accurate and more credible than other witnesses statements, which would unnecessarily tilt the justice system even further against criminal defendants," said Harlan Yu, a principal with technology consulting firm Upturn, which last yearcollaborated on a camera policy "scorecard" compiled by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, which represents more than 200 national organizations.
Yu also noted many police departments limit public access to camera footage. Florida law deems body camera recordings confidential and exempt from disclosure if taken within the interior of a private residence or facility that offers health care, mental health care or social services, or any place a reasonable person would expect to be private. Other exemptions might apply to footage involving active criminal investigations or information that might reveal surveillance techniques, procedure or personnel."