Police departments delay information. Is that to see what videos pop up before they give their

[brewens]

side of the story? It seems to me that they must have had the details from their officers and cams within hours. I could see holding onto a video in some cases to wait to see if the cops try and lie. That might not be a great idea if they know you had a smart phone on them. In that case, you'd want to get it out and spread as far as possible before they can try and stop it.

[doc03]

1. They need time to get their allibi straight and destroy

evidence.

[safeinOhio]

2. here is how it works.

If the camera shows the guy holding a gun, it is released before the cops get back to the station.


If the camera shows the guy holding a cell phone, it gets out one week later.


If it shows him with nothing in either hand, it might get released at the trial, or it might not.

[Mopar151]

3. And, lately, to get the bad cops out of town, or into protective custody! n/t