OUR VIEW: Veto bad bill discouraging public requests for body-cam footage

kAmp== @7 E92E >@?6J H:== 36 H2DE65 — 2?5 E96 8@2=D @7 8C62E6C EC2?DA2C6?4J 2?5 244@F?E23:=:EJ 52D965 — :7 E96 AF3=:4 42?’E D66 H92E E96 42>6C2D C64@C5]k^Am

kAmv@G] %@?J tG6CD D9@F=5 G6E@ $6?2E6 q:== fgh[ H9:49 H@F=5 2==@H =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 286?4:6D E@ 492C86 6I@C3:E2?E 766D 7@C E96 C6=62D6 @7 3@5J\42> 7@@E286] &?56C 2 =2E6 2>6?5>6?E E@ E96 3:==[ A@=:46 4@F=5 6G6? 56>2?5 E92E 7C6BF6?E C6BF6DE6CD 5:D4=@D6 :7 E96J 2C6 D66<:?8 A@=:46 G:56@ 7@C “7:?2?4:2= 82:?[” H9:49 4@F=5 EC:886C 2 S`_[___ 7:?6]k^Am

kAm%96 AC@A@D2= :?4=F56D G28F6 =2?8F286 2?5 92D?’E 366? AC@A6C=J G6EE65] #FD9:?8 :E :?E@ =2H H@F=5 36 :CC6DA@?D:3=6 2?5 F?56C>:?6 AF3=:4 ECFDE]k^Am

kAm$q fgh H@F=5 =6E A@=:46 492C86 C68F=2C C6BF6DE6CD @7 AF3=:4 :?7@C>2E:@? 7@C E96 E:>6 2?5 6IA6?D6 A@=:46 D2J E96J :?4FC :7 E96J 566> :E ?646DD2CJ E@ 3=FC 56E2:=D 7C@> G:56@ 367@C6 :E :D C6=62D65] u@C 6I2>A=6[ A@=:46 >:89E 92G6 =68:E:>2E6 C62D@?D 7@C 9:5:?8 E96 7246 @7 2 4@?7:56?E:2= :?7@C>2?E @C 3=@4<:?8 7@@E286 @7 D64FC:EJ AC@465FC6D 2E 2 AC:D@?]k^Am

kAmqFE H92E :7 E96:C C62= >@E:G2E:@? :D E@ 4@?462= >:D4@?5F4Enk^Am

kAm%92E’D H9J (:D4@?D:?’D @A6? C64@C5D =2H 92D =@?8 AC6DF>65 E92E 8@G6C?>6?E\C64@C565 G:56@ 2?5 2F5:@ 2C6 AF3=:4 2?5 D9@F=5 36 C6=62D65 2D D@@? 2D C62D@?23=J A@DD:3=6[ H:E9 ?2CC@H 6I46AE:@?D 7@C C6524E:@?D 2?5 56?:2=D]k^Am

kAm!@=:46 G:56@ 92D 96=A65 E96 AF3=:4 86E E@ E96 3@EE@> @7 4@?EC@G6CD:2= 2CC6DED] u@C 6I2>A=6[ :E =65 E@ E96 DFDA6?D:@? 2?5 C6EC2:?:?8 @7 |:=H2F<66 4@AD H9@ 92C2DD65 2?5 K2AA65 H:E9 2 DEF? 8F? 7@C>6C |:=H2F<66 qF4<D 32D<6E32== A=2J6C $E6C=:?8 qC@H? :? a_`g] !@=:46 G:56@ 2=D@ 6I@?6C2E65 &(\|25:D@? @77:46CD :? a_`e 7C@> 4=2:>D 3J 2 AC@76DD@C E92E >F=E:A=6 A@=:46 “2>3FD965” 2 DEF56?E :? 96C 4=2DDC@@> E@ BF6DE:@? 9:> 23@FE 8C277:E:]k^Am

kAm#2E96C E92? 7@C4:?8 E96 AF3=:4 E@ C6=J @? 4@?7=:4E:?8 244@F?ED 2?5 72F=EJ >6>@C:6D[ 3@5J\H@C? 42>6C2D =6E A6@A=6 D66 2?5 962C 7@C E96>D6=G6D H92E C62==J 92AA6?65]k^Am

kAm$6?] y6DD6 y2>6D[ #\p=E@@?2[ 2?5 #6A] y@9? $A:C@D[ #\|2CD97:6=5[ 3@E9 @7 H9@> 92G6 H@C<65 2D A@=:46 @77:46CD[ 2C6 <6J DA@?D@CD @7 $q fgh] y2>6D H@CC:6D :? 9:D HC:EE6? E6DE:>@?J E@FE:?8 E96 3:== E92E “2 72:C ?F>36C @7 @A6? C64@C5D C6BF6DED” 7@C A@=:46 C64@C5D 42? 36 “A2CE:4F=2C=J E65:@FD 2?5 E:>6 4@?DF>:?8” E@ AC@46DD]k^Am

kAm(6==[ E@@ 325] (:D4@?D:?’D @A6? C64@C5D =2H DA64:7:42==J >2<6D :E E96 ;@3 @7 AF3=:4 @77:4:2=D E@ >2<6 AF3=:4 C64@C5D 2G2:=23=6 E@ 4:E:K6?D] x7 A@=:46 286?4:6D ?665 E@ 2DD:8? D@>6@?6 E@ DA6?5 D@>6 @C 2== @7 E96:C E:>6 C6G:6H:?8 2?5 C6=62D:?8 7@@E286[ E92E’D A2CE @7 E92E 286?4J’D 5FE:6D] p?5 E9@D6 C64@C5D 36=@?8 E@ E96 AF3=:4[ ?@E E96 A@=:46[ H9@ 2C6 AF3=:4 6>A=@J66D]k^Am

kAm%96 q2586C $E2E6 $96C:77D’ pDD@4:2E:@? DF3>:EE65 HC:EE6? E6DE:>@?J E92E 2? F??2>65 D96C:77’D 56A2CE>6?E 92D 366? “:?F?52E65” H:E9 C6BF6DED 7@C G:56@ 7C@> :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ A@DE E96 7@@E286 @? *@F%F36 E@ ECJ E@ >2<6 >@?6J] %96 56A2CE>6?E DFAA@D65=J 8@E D:I C6BF6DED :? @?6 ?:89E]k^Am

kAmtG6? :7 E92E’D ECF6 2?5 :D?’E C2C6[ 5:D4@FC28:?8 :7 ?@E 3=@4<:?8 2446DD E@ AF3=:4 C64@C5D H:E9 E96 E9C62E @7 AC:46J 766D 2?5 2 S`_[___ 7:?6 :D?’E E96 D@=FE:@?] r:E:K6?D 92G6 2 C:89E E@ D66 9@H A@=:46 5@ E96:C H@C<] $@ 5@ =@42= ?6HD @FE=6ED[ 2D E96J 4@G6C 4C:>6 2?5 AF?:D9>6?E @? E96 AF3=:4’D 3692=7]k^Am

kAmx7 tG6CD D:8?D E9:D 3:==[ ?6HD @FE=6ED E92E >2<6 >@C6 E92? `_ C6BF6DED 7@C A@=:46 G:56@ 2 J62C 4@F=5 36 492C865 DE66A 766D]k^Am

kAm(9:=6 E96 3:== DA64:7:6D E92E E96 766 36 32D65 @? E96 “=@H6DE A2:5 6>A=@J66 42A23=6 @7 A6C7@C>:?8 E96 E2D<[” H92E :7 2 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E :?D:DED :E ?665D 2? 6IA6?D:G6 2EE@C?6J 7@C E96 ;@3nk^Am

kAmxE’D F?4=62C :7 >65:2 @FE=6ED H@F=5 7246 S`_[___ 7:?6D 7@C D66<:?8 A@=:46 G:56@ 2D 7@C\AC@7:E 3FD:?6DD6D] (@F=5 E92E 36 4@?D:56C65 2 3:5 7@C “7:?2?4:2= 82:?[” H9:49 E96 3:== 7@C3:5Dnk^Am

kAm%96 $E2E6 y@FC?2= ?6HDC@@> C68F=2C=J D66<D AF3=:4 C64@C5D 7C@> 8@G6C?>6?E 2D 2 H2E495@8 :? E96 AF3=:4 :?E6C6DE] q6:?8 A2CE @7 2 4@>A2?J E92E 62C?D >@?6J 92D 2==@H65 FD E@ C6A@CE @? |25:D@? 2?5 (:D4@?D:? 7@C E96 =2DE `gd J62CD]k^Am

kAmy2>6D 4=2:>D :E 42? E2<6 A@=:46 h_ >:?FE6D E@ C6524E D6?D:E:G6 :?7@C>2E:@? 7C@> 2? 9@FC @7 3@5J\42>6C2 7@@E286] qFE E92E :8?@C6D C2A:5=J :>AC@G:?8 D@7EH2C6 E92E 42? C64@8?:K6 2?5 3=FC 7246D :? D64@?5D]k^Am

kAm$A:C@D E6DE:7:65 E92E E96 3:== H2D “4C27E65 :? 4=@D6 4@@C5:?2E:@? H:E9 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E]” %92E’D 8C62E 7@C A@=:46] qFE H92E 23@FE E96 AF3=:4n %96 EC@F3=:?8 2>6?5>6?E E@ E96 3:== H2D :?EC@5F465 ;FDE E9C66 52JD 367@C6 :E H2D 2AAC@G65]k^Am

kAm!@=:46 92G6 5:77:4F=E ;@3D E92E 56D6CG6 C6DA64E 2?5 2AAC64:2E:@?]k^Am

kAmqFE E96 D=2A52D9 C6H@C5:?8 @7 E9:D 3:== :D C:D<J 7@C E96 AF3=:4’D C:89E E@ <?@H] %96 8@G6C?@C D9@F=5 G6E@ $q fgh[ D:5:?8 H:E9 @A6? 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am

k2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\:?7@ E?4>D\:?=:?6\2=:8?>6?E\46?E6C E?4>D\:?=:?6\H:5E9\7F==Qmk9cm(:D4@?D:? $E2E6 y@FC?2= 65:E@C:2= 3@2C5k^9cmkAm%96 G:6HD 6IAC6DD65 :? E96 65:E@C:2=D 2C6 D92A65 3J E96 3@2C5[ :?56A6?56?E @7 ?6HD 4@G6C286 564:D:@?D 6=D6H96C6 :? E96 ?6HDA2A6C]k^Am kAm$%puu |t|qt#$k^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^<6==J\=64<6C\?2>65\?6H\6I64FE:G6\65:E@C\@7\H:D4@?D:?\DE2E6\;@FC?2=^2CE:4=6022`fe455\agh_\d2eb\3e`e\gfbf_d6`cg74]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmzt{{* {trzt#k^2m[ tI64FE:G6 65:E@Ck^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^FD6CD^AC@7:=6^D4@EETa_>:=7C65^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$r~%% |x{u#tsk^2m[ t5:E@C:2= A286 65:E@Ck^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^FD6CD^AC@7:=6^A9:=Ta_92?5D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm!wx{ wp}s$k^2m[ t5:E@C:2= 42CE@@?:DEk^Am kAmr~||&}x%* |t|qt#$k^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^H2E49\?@H\>66E\;2>6D\9@H2C5^G:56@0g4bb75_2\2e2d\dg_a\3365\achhcb2e7d7e]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmyp|t$ {] w~(p#sk^2mk^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^>66E\;6??J\AC:46\@FC\?6H6DE\65:E@C:2=\3@2C5\>6>36C^G:56@0h75hdd7a\4cc4\d54f\hdbe\2757hebfhaed]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmyt}}* !#xrtk^2mk^Amk^2D:56m