How Ohio police justify charging hundreds of dollars for bodycam video

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. You mean the footage created by cameras paid for by us?

The police have those things because of taxpayers. The police make A LOT of money above and beyond from questionable seizures and unclaimed 'evidence'. They refuse outside audits and will not keep good records about this stuff.

It is not my fault that someone came up with this and the police pitched a fit because learned that they could make lots of money from doing something like this, but they did not think of it. But, we taxpayers are going to pay for their continued fights over this. Not the departments.

So, they come out on top regardless of the outcome. Per design, of course.