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Why bodycam footage is sometimes released quickly -- and sometimes not at all Police shooting of Andrew Brown Replay Video UP NEXT Disparate responses to law enforcement shootings of a Black man and a Black teenager within 24 hours of each other demonstrate the conflicting need for transparency and privacy and the sometimes murky policies at play behind releasing body camera footage to the public. © Columbus Police Dept. via WSYX/AP On the afternoon of April 20, a police officer shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. Within hours of the incident, the Columbus Division of Pol...

States' limits on police video access thwart grieving North Carolina family By Julia Harte and Alexandra Ulmer Reuters (Reuters) - A North Carolina law that restricts the release of recordings from police cameras is complicating efforts by relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by sheriff's deputies last week, to view the footage capturing his shooting death. The family's struggle reflects a hurdle faced in many U.S. states, where a thicket of complex laws limits public access to body-camera footage that can prove crucial in prosecutions of officers involved in such shootings. ...

Many N.C. Police Departments Used Controversial Clearview AI At least 60 law enforcement agencies across the state likely used the controversial facial recognition app that mines photos from social media users without their consent. In total, the app was used up to 5,000 times. Tyler Dukes, The News & Observer   |   April 7, 2021   |  News (TNS) — More than 60 law enforcement agencies across North Carolina likely used a controversial facial recognition service built using billions of photos collected from social media users without thei...

Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 09.05 EDT Like prisoners waiting to be released from winter, we on these small islands in the northern hemisphere have been willing spring on for weeks now, watching for signs. The hours of light are growing apace, as the shadows shrink. Chilly daffodils nod at us from municipal flower beds. Are the skies even getting bluer? Our senses are alert in ways we don’t fully understand, like a pleasing, hazy inheritance from the wild creatures we once were. Spring has two official start dates, depending on your priorities. For meteorologists, spring already sprung ...

NC lawmakers push for rioters to face felony charges. So what is considered a riot? Danielle Battaglia, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Mar. 16—RALEIGH — Participating in a riot in any form in North Carolina could soon leave you susceptible to felony charges. On Monday, Sen. Danny Britt, a Lumberton Republican, filed Senate Bill 300, labeled the Criminal Justice Reform bill. The 12-page bill includes a provision that would increase the punishment for anyone participating in a riot from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class H felony. "We want folks to know that it is our opi...