But getting that footage released publicly is complicated.
For one thing, under North Carolina law, body-camera footage is not a public record, and law-enforcement agencies do not have the legal authority to release such footage to the public.Â
Because of a 2016 law, law enforcement videos can only be released to the public through a court order signed by a superior court judge. People have to file a petition with the court in order for that to happen.
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
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‘We don’t have the benefit of doubt’: the fear of driving while Black Brianna Holt © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Getty Images
When Lewis Holloway first obtained his driver’s license at 17, the San Diego native remembers feeling ecstatic. He was already promised his mother’s car upon getting his learner’s permit a year earlier, adding to the anticipation. “It was an exciting feeling, being able to finally drive legally without getting in trouble,” Holloway says. © Photograph: Getty Images The rite of passage and the feeling of freedom that follows passing a driver’s test is effectively dissolved when the license is placed in Black hands.
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