I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The problem with not having a camera is that one must trust the analysis of a reporter who's telling you what occurred in the courtroom. You have to take into consideration the filtering effect of that person's own biases.
I know the pundits and the news media have carried a lot of commentary about cameras in the courtroom, and there's a lot of controversy about it as a result of the Simpson case. But I have not had enough time to step back and enough time to evaluate that.
I certainly think cameras ought to be in courtrooms.
Cameras in the courtroom is a great idea.
I think cameras should be in the courtroom, but they need to be managed properly. You need a judge to hold the line.
The Court's objection to cameras may be much more a product of history and process than an unwillingness to be placed in the public spotlight.
When you have a child victim, I don't think cameras should be in the courtroom, ever.
If you take the cameras out of the courtroom, then you hide a certain measure of truth from the public.
Whereas if you have a camera in the courtroom, there's no filtering. What you see is what's there.
I have had positive experiences with cameras. When I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom, I have participated; I have volunteered.
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