Public entitled to see videos of cellblock attack, open government expert says
Public entitled to see videos of cellblock attack, open government expert says
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The Buffalo Police Department has the discretion to release videos of a city cellblock attendant attacking a handcuffed prisoner as two police officers watched, but police officials and Mayor Byron W. Brown reiterated Thursday that the videos will not be released until a federal investigation and trial are completed.
The continued refusal to immediately release the videos comes as the state’s top freedom-of-information official says release of the tapes would not harm the government’s case.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-regi...-says-20160616
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“The public has the right to be aware of the conduct of government employees, particularly when an employee is the subject of criminal charges,” he said.
If the person wasn't a public employee would the video have already been on youtube?
