REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton A television news station in New York is suing the New York Police Department for charging $36,000 to view police body camera footage. Citing the state's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), reporter Courtney Gross with cable news station NY1 requested in April that the department provide her with 190 hours of unedited body camera footage. Four months later, the police department told NY1 that it would only provide the station redacted footage, and it would cost $36,000. ...
The NYPD is charging a news station $36,000 to view police body cam footage
Business Insider - 16 Jan 2016 05:34
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton A television news station in New York is suing the New York Police Department for charging $36,000 to view police body camera footage. Citing the state's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), reporter Courtney Gross with cable news station NY1 requested in April that the department provide her with 190 hours of unedited body camera footage. Four months later, the police department told NY1 that it would only provide the station redacted footage, and it would cost $36,000. ...
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