The police officer said he & his superior looked for cameras, but that none were pointed in the right direction. My counsel said that large facilities frequently don't keep the videos for more than a week, but sent a "preservation letter" anyways:
I hope you get one hell of a check. I do wonder if there is an actual device people can carry that can document your life during these incidents that automatically uploads in case it is "lost" or "broken" in the incident. It probably also needs to not look like a camera.
Most people would have. Sadly, some idiots took that option away, and the best you can get in civil court is a check. I hope fools will cause you and yours no pain in the future.
"The goal of the preservation letter is, of course, to remind opponents to preserve evidence, to be sure the evidence doesn’t disappear." - http://www.craigball.com/perfect%20preservation%20letter.pdf