Preview of March 16, 2016

Police Body Cams, Dash Cams, and A Camera on Every Street Corner: Invasion of Privacy or a Necessary Step Toward Safety and Accountability?

The Washington Coalition for Open Government is proud to present “Police Body Cams, Dash Cams, and A Camera on Every Street Corner: Invasion of Privacy or a Necessary Step Toward Safety and Accountability?” a panel discussion before Seattle 4 Rotary on Wednesday, March 16. The panel comes from a variety of organizations and represents diverse opinions on the issue. Moderator Juli Bunting (right) is a communications consultant and author with a background in journalism and state government and she is a former member of Seattle 4. Her late husband, Kenneth F. Bunting, was the former Associate Publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a founding board member of the Washington Coalition for Open Government where she now serves as Communications Director.

The participants on the panel are:

	Eric Stahl is a media/intellectual property partner with Davis Wright Tremaine. He represents news organizations, journalists and others in public records, First Amendment and intellectual property matters and spent 5 years as a newspaper reporter before attending UW School of Law, where he graduated in 1997. Eric is a member of the WCOG Board of Directors.
	Josias Flynn is a trial attorney who represents clients in a wide range of civil matters. He partners with the ACLU to defend and promote the civil rights of Washington citizens and also advocates to promote the effective use of police body cameras in a way that balances concerns about police accountability and citizen privacy.
	Mary Perry is the Director of Transparency and Privacy for the Seattle Police Department. This is a new position with SPD as part of its re-organization of public disclosure response and enhanced compliance processes. Perry directs the department’s efforts to proactively provide data and information to the public.