It’s doubtful that the founding fathers conceived of debates over cameras in the courtroom when they established the Bill of Rights.

Though technology has out-paced the vision of our framers, America is now at a crossroads. Keep the cameras in courtroom and a slew of rights violations are thrown back. The right to a fair trial is not the least of which.

On the other hand, taking them out would, by some standards, be taking a step backwards. Technology has evolved. Shouldn’t the courtroom as well?

Maintaining the camera presence at the nation’s most noted trials is the lesser of two evils. The justice system can work, even when video-taped.

Allowing television stations to broadcast trial footage helps keep judges and lawyers honest. Those in positions of authority are less likely to cut corners with the law if they know their faces will appear on the evening news.

That’s not to say all aspects of a trial should be on display to the public. There are times, i.e. gruesome photographs, when those not associated with the trial don’t need to know exactly what’s happening.

But the media, despite would-be popular opinion, is responsible enough to know when to pull the plug.