ELI5, How does a police video become public? Are they required to make them public, or are they leaked?
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Laws vary by state and municipal regulations so there’s no hard answer to this.
Some jurisdictions do require police departments to make much of this information available upon request, some do not. Some may also require a court order or proof of legitimate interest – i.e. you can’t go around requesting the release of embarrassing police interaction videos of someone you just don’t like.
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