News organizations should be forced to hand over footage of illegal activity, like the Vancouver riots, to help police catch those responsible.
Just like journalists , the police need the facts to be able to do their job. The police have a very important job that entails keeping the public and the community safe from possible threats. That is why it is important that the police have all the facts and every bit of information that can help them ultimately keep people like me and you safe. The police have every right to demand that news organizations hand over crucial evidence such as footage of any illegal activity because at the end of the day handing over that information could be the difference between putting a dangerous criminal behind bars or allowing them to freely roam the streets and be a threat to the public. In this case the Vancouver Riots that occurred directly afterward game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2011 in which the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by a score of four to zero in the deciding game of the series. Hundreds of Canucks fans were downtown that day as the city was playing th...