What good are police body cameras, or police car dash cams, if the footage they record is off limits to the public? That question might best be posed to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, who yesterday signed into law a bill making that footage inaccessible to the general public, including everyday citizens who were recorded in the footage and might need it to prove police misbehavior. Despite widespread outcry, including protests and submission of a petition signed by more than 3,000 people, House Bill 972 received little opposition in the Senate, where it passed by a vote of 48 to 2 before the governor gave final approval.

The new law is particularly controversial in the aftermath of recent police murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, both of which inspired mass outrage thanks to video documentation. Not only does it remove police body cam and dash cam footage from the public record, it lets the cops decide if the footage will ever be seen.

Full story: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/north-carolina-bans-public-access-police-dash-cams

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