Debate continues over North Carolina body camera law
Debate continues over North Carolina body camera law
By Zach Solon | April 28, 2021 at 10:19 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 12:07 AM
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - After a Pasquotank county judge ruled that body camera video of Andrew Brown’s fatal encounter with Sheriff’s deputies will not be released to the public, Governor Roy Cooper voiced his support for changing the law surrounding the availability of law enforcement video.
“I have continued to support a change in the law that would presume that these kinds of videos are public record and that a court would have to come in and find reason not to have them released to the public,” said Cooper Wednesday during a press briefing.