WaPo: San Diego Police Department says, ‘Just trust us.’

WaPo: San Diego Police Department says, ‘Just trust us.’ by Radley Balko:

I noted in August the bizarre position staked out by the San Diego Police Department with respect to the use of body cameras: A department spokesman told local media outlets that the videos taken by the cameras aren’t public record, which means the department is under no obligation to release them. According to Lisa Halverstadt at Voice of San Diego, Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman isn’t backing down.