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The Los Angeles Police Commission listened to you once and has proposed significant improvements to its body camera policy. Tell them their new policy is a good start, but their work isn't done.

The proposed policy requires public release of video — including video from body cameras — within 45 days of any officer firing his gun or any use of force where an individual was seriously harmed or killed.

This policy allows for much more transparency than the LAPD's current policy, but it still needs work.

The Commission should impose time limits for even discretionary delays in order to realize the policy's stated goal of mandatory and prompt release. It should also eliminate the exception allowing it to withhold video relating to any death in custody.

The changes to the body cam policy also should not be limited to video release but should protect against the use of body cams as surveillance tools and prevent officers under investigation from viewing video evidence prior to making a statement.

Let the Police Commission know that they've taken an important step to increase transparency, but their job isn't finished.

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Board of Police Commissioners, Los Angeles Police Department

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Thank you for listening to public calls for LAPD's body camera policy to provide more transparency. The proposed new policy requiring LAPD to release of video within 45 days when officers fire their weapons or members of the public are seriously injured is a significant improvement over the current policy. However, there is still too much discretion in the policy that could allow its exceptions to swallow the rule.

The Commission should impose a maximum time period of 90 days for even discretionary delays in order to realize the policy's stated goal of mandatory and prompt release. They should also eliminate the exception allowing LAPD to withhold video relating to any death in custody.

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The body cam policy should also protect against the use of body cams as surveillance tools by limiting access and ensuring that it's not used with facial recognition software. It should also prevent officers under investigation from viewing video evidence prior to making a statement.

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