From The Denver Post:  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock told The Denver Post’s editorial board last week that he has promised to provide the family of Michael Marshall, a mentally ill homeless man who died after being restrained by deputies in Denver’s jail, access to the surveillance video as soon as the investigation is completed.

The city has offered this assurance before, but then Hancock added something new.

“I don’t expect it is going to take much longer,” he said, referring to the video’s release.

We assume that means days or perhaps a few weeks at most. If so, it could help resolve controversy surrounding Marshall’s death.

And if the video can be shown to the family, what reason would there be to withhold it from the public at large?

Family members and their supporters, such as protesters who booed the mayor Monday at Civic Center, have objected to what they claim is the failure by authorities to provide them answers in the death, which occurred in November.

The police department expedited its investigation, Hancock said, the coroner was quick to complete the autopsy and now the case is with the district attorney, who will consider if charges are warranted.

By releasing the video too soon, Hancock explained, the investigation into whether the deputies were criminally responsible could be compromised.

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