Cameras in the Courtroom?
The Strib has an editorial taking a supporting position for cameras in Minnesota courtrooms.
This newspaper has long been an advocate of opening most courtrooms, at every level, to video broadcasting. We welcome recent word from two quarters about new support for efforts to crack the old bar to public scrutiny of the courts via video cameras.
I suppose in this day and age of COPS, Homeland Security USA, Jail, and Court TV that I shouldn’t be suprised by a bigger push for cameras in the courtroom. Here is some interesting history on the topic.
What do you think?
Loading …Feel free to discuss the pros/cons in the comment section and I promise I won’t make a tv show out of your responses.
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