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Judges can be biased in favor of law enforcement. What you are suggesting is the opposite of transparency, to just trust the authorities to be fair , balanced and honest.Maybe they see it or part of it or none of it. The judge would make the decision. Releasing evidence to the public before a trial makes setting a jury hard.
Say it shows something that might hurt the defense that was not admissible or that does the same with the prosecution.
This why.
And what if there was video taken by a bystander, that would be seen by the public. Are we gona say the authorities can confiscate all video taken by civilians?