WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has wavered publicly regarding her approach to the public’s access to body cameras.
When city police officers begin to regularly wear cameras, the footage they take might only be available to the person who is on the video.
“If someone who not involved, but wants to see it, we want to balance transparency with privacy,” said Deputy City Administrator Kevin Donahue.
He said the mayor’s office is working with advocates to propose the approach that strikes the right balance.
Videos depicting victims of rape, sexual assault and assault will be redacted, Donahue said.
“If an officer is doing the assaulting, if there’s a police shooting, the mayor and police chief always have option of being able to release the video without redaction,” he said.
The mayor’s office wants officers wearing body cameras by the end of 2016.
