As many of us wait for a trial date to be set in the Idaho 4 murders case, news came out recently that Judge Judge would allow cameras in the courtroom at the time of trial. 
Yes, while it sounds like Judge will be putting some restrictions on cameras, I applaud his decision to allow them in. Really, was there any other way to go?
Sure, he could have banned them and we could have been left with media pool reports, still photographs and so on. At the end of the day, this would have been a fraction of the valuable details cameras can provide to the public.
One of the big fears of having cameras televise the trial is that they would be too focused on defendant Bryan Kohberger. Given BK is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, having the cameras trained on him much of the trial could lead some to have biased views on him. It also can take away from focusing on those who will testify, the prosecution and defense teams and so on.
My guess is Judge will lean to having one camera set up at perhaps the back of the courtroom. This could be similar to watching a CSPAN hearing on television. In doing this, you do not have the camera locked in on one specific subject.
Given there is much to question about the prosecution’s case, having the cameras in the courtroom should help limit misinformation getting out there. With some of the misinformation out there now and doubts in how this case has been handled to date, transparency is of the utmost importance.
One thing that I will be curious to see is how much focus there will be on witnesses and others taking the stand to testify under oath.
For example, assuming roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke get called to testify, how much camera time will they get? Their testimony may well prove critical to this case and whether or not BK is ultimately found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
With it looking like the trial will in fact be televised in some manner, are you for or against cameras in the courtroom when the Idaho 4 case goes to trial?
DavidAlanThomas 