Christopher Morano has heard all the reasons why the law enforcement community opposes the idea of making video recordings of police interrogations.
Many complain that it would “put police on trial.” Detectives have a lot of leeway during interrogations. They can lie to suspects, get loud and even engage in some play acting. Morano, Connecticut’s chief state’s attorney from 2002 to 2006, said people in law enforcement worry that defense attorneys would use video of such behavior at trial to cast authorities in a bad light.
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