re: Police Body Camera question - officers watching the video

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Bad guy benefits when it goes to court and gets thrown out because the report was faulty.

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This is true.

Small discrepancies are often forgiven, but if there's a large one, it makes the case tougher for the State because the officer's credibility is shot.

I think the desire is to use the video as an "unbiased third-party" to verify or discredit the officer's testimony and recollection. Viewing the video prior to writing a report would ruin that theory.