Quote:Look back at your own post that I replied to and see where what you're saying is incorrect. You're talking about something else entirely in this post.

 

Originally you said the governer passed a bill that no camera footage can be released. That is incorrect and that is what I responded to. Here you are saying the Chief is saying it will be released when a there is a compelling reason to do so.

 

The most recent news is that releasing it at this point may cause more riots because it isn't clear whether the man had a weapon or not but with all the other evidence they have it's clear the right decision was made by the officer to defend himself. No one rioting is going to see the "but" of this whole thing- they won't hear that there is more evidence than just the video. They'll just see a video that doesn't have clear proof the man had a weapon and will go bat turd crazy and burn the city. 

 

I don't care what a newspaper says. They are not responsible for the fallout of the release of the video or any other evidence. Until the investigation is at a point where the PD feels it can do so without mass chaos, they have every right to keep it in hand. I used to be married to a military police officer which, other than being deployed to war zones, isn't as different from civilian police as a lot of folks think, so I happen to have some knowledge as to the how and why of this sort of thing. There can be posturing on the side of the PD and it's not always right. Their job is to investigate, analyze the evidence and make determinations from there. It is not to appease the the media or the people.

 

To give you perspective:

 

We recently had a very sad hit and run accident locally and the victim was a young black man walking to his job at McDonald's at 430am. There was footage from a nearby gas station camera that showed a truck pull into the area and someone exiting the vehicle to look at the front of it then got back in and drove away. The local PD eventually positively ID'd him as the one who hit the kid but they took their time making sure everything was as it should be so when the case goes to trial there is nothing that can be questioned. As you can imagine the family and other folks in the black community thought the PD was dragging tail or just not doing anything because the kid was black. They couldn't understand that there were very specific things that had to be done to be sure the case against the driver was solid. A lot of people don't understand you can't have a fast and thorough investigation if you want the right outcome. Too many people base their ideas of how things like this should go based on TV shows and movies which is ridiculous. 

 

I clarified my position which is correct, the NC governor signed a bill into law which makes it impossible for the general public or media to request access to law enforcement's body and dash cam (which the CMPD has released).

 

Riots start because of the media which if there is coverage or a perception that law enforcement is not being transparent then civil unrest begins to happen. 

 

You may not care what a newspaper does, but its clear the Charlotte Observer put pressure on local police and which led to the release of the video, 

 

In regards to what you referenced about the person being killed in a hit and run, I can only speculate as to why there was unrest because their may have been a perception police wasnt being transparent. Im unsure because I dont live there.

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