joce: police body cams are becoming a new -- and sometimes disturbing -- reality tv. >> i'm shot. joce: with his body camera rolling, this florida officer pulled an injured mother from the scene of a domestic shooting. then he stepped even closer to coax her young children out of the house. >> come here, sweetheart, come

joce: to many, what the officer did appeared heroic. his department thought so and made it public. victims' advocates say that's a privacy violation of the highest order. there's no question to you, videos like this cross the line? jennifer storm: totally. in my opinion, absolutely. joce: jennifer storm is a victims' advocate who has helped shape state and federal laws for crime victims. this video, posted online by police and shared, has now been viewed millions of times. the family was not asked for consent. storm and other advocates believe it's a classic example of a forgotten issue in the great body camera debate. jennifer: a body camera is going to get every single thing the officer sees. you're going to see it. joce: you're there? jennifer: it's like reality tv and not in a good way. it's bad reality tv, incredibly traumatizing for these families and survivors. joce: what the lens captures can be a complex issue of privacy.

transparency. in cases of murder, sexual assault, and domestic violence, pictures can bring the accountability that many demand, but there's a price. jennifer: all of a sudden your loved one's death becomes a hashtag. and it becomes seen by millions of people and forwarded and retweeted and facebooked. joce: that's what happened in a pennsylvania case where video of a deadly encounter with a suspect went viral -- the man's last moments now online haunt his family. is balancing how to get the advantages of these cameras without turning it into a privacy meltdown. joce: jay stanley is with the american civil liberties union , which has a split take on body cams. while they take a "dim view" of surveillance cameras, they do support police cameras as a "check against the abuse of power." if there's a question of police abuse, the aclu supports releasing the tape -- even against the wishes of a victim

jay: when those two values come into direct conflict, you have to make very tough calls. we think, in those situations, the default should be that they should be made public because of the overwhelming public interest in doing that oversight and it can't be vetoed by the family or the victims themselves. joce: the debate is complicated by the fact that police are the ones who usually have veto power. but a study on body camera use funded by the justice departme found something stunning -- many departments don't have specific written policies for how they should be used and when video should be released. lindsay miller goodison: it was very concerning, because obviously we want agencies to have good strong policies in place. joce: lindsay miller goodison conducted the survey for the police executive research forum. what that study offered were strong recommendations about informing victims they are being recorded, getting consent, and

public. lindsay: you're dealing with people who are in very vulnerable situations and those agencies need to think about how they're going to handle those types of situations at the outset. joce: even big agencies can be behind the curve. the nypd says is still drafting its formal body camera policy without a federal standard to base it on. and some in law enforcement claim they don't want one. jonathan thompson: every agency is different. every community is different. joce: that's why jonathan thompson, the executive director of the national sheriffs association, says each jurisdiction needs the freedom to map out their own policies with input from their own communities. he suggests concerns over victims' rights are not forgotten by law enforcement, just carefully balanced. joce: whose voice wins in this debate? jonathan: that's been a very big debate internal to the discussion. who wins? is it the victim or is it law enforcement or is it transparency?

joce: but without clear answers or standards for the use of police body cameras, a dangerous dilemma remains. jennifer: they shouldn't have to think, "oh my god, if i call 911, is it going to be filmed and am i going to end up on the internet?" public safety should never come with those kinds of questions or consequences -- ever. sharyl: we blurted the faces in the video. much of the debate hinges on ste 17 states have at least one law specific to the release of video. 17 more have attempted to pass legislation and failed.

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