[piasa]

Plus she was a witness- an informant of sorts.

It would be difficult to get informants to inform in many cases if they thought they were being video recorded. They’d be afraid of the person they informed on getting a copy.

[rxsid]

That's right. And if the cops on the scene thought she was acting as an informant, their policy states for the body cams to not be turned on.

The body cam issue is nothing more than a deflection by the mayor and others.