Some departments can't afford them or the storage for the video.
But they can be knocked off etc etc. They are the best way to keep cops responsible
United States Police Shootings Thread
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But they can be knocked off etc etc. They are the best way to keep cops responsible
If they can't afford them, then they need to be given money to afford them.
This is something I accept my tax dollars going toward.
Oh for sure.
Body cameras are important
Demand accountability.
LordsFire
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This is a good plan, so long as it is personal accountability.
Which is growing.
What do you think Body cameras are there for? But Lordsfire is right
body cameras dont just help us catch bad cops they also protect good ones.
More then one officer has already been protected from false aligations because of body cam fotage.
And there also need to be consequences when the body cams are mysteriously switched off or not working. Also, there being footage does not mean the crooked higher-ups who look out for their own are at all compelled to release it. For example, there has still been no release of any footage of the raid on Duncan Lemp.
Releasing footage isn't always immediate.
Because they have to go through it themselves etc.
And switching off is often used when reading people's information etc etc
It's also been used so as not to record something they know they aren't supposed to be doing, like say beating the crap out of someone, or even to shoot someone. Such actions could even possible be entirely justified or legitimate, but it's kind of hard to say when the camera conveniently happens to be off during such times, which is why there needs to be consequences for it now that body cams are a thing. I'm also wondering why car cameras don't seem to be as prevalent anymore, as body-cams being used does not necessarily make them redundant or no longer needed. Of course, even with the cameras being on and the footage being released, this still wasn't enough for anything to happen to any of the officers who beat Robert Leone almost to death. And I really doubt we'll ever see any footage of Duncan Lemp's raid that's actually worth anything.
Not really. You can easily tell when and why a camera is turned off. Someone gets in tbier car ND runs the info. Turns camera off so they can.
Remember dash cams exist and dint turn off. So you can tell if the officer has one, it was on and they are seen on dash cam when it is off
Remember dash cams exist and dint turn off. So you can tell if the officer has one, it was on and they are seen on dash cam when it is off
Oh?Just ignore all the cases that wasn't the case then.
Like?
Like the example I'd just posted and linked above.
Oh, and your defense is pretty stupid anyway. To be frank, there is no reason why police officers would ever need to switch off cameras when looking at someone's information. In the event the officer is killed, this could be vital in tracking down who killed them. Further, if privacy were really a concern here, there is no reason why the police would need to provide an unedited version of the footage, and considering that news organizations and reality shows like COPS have been able to blur such information being displayed, peoples faces, etc. for decades, there's no reason why the same kind of thing couldn't be done to body cam footage that is released to the public in the same way documents often contained redacted information. So basically your defense is no defense.
Oh, and your defense is pretty stupid anyway. To be frank, there is no reason why police officers would ever need to switch off cameras when looking at someone's information. In the event the officer is killed, this could be vital in tracking down who killed them. Further, if privacy were really a concern here, there is no reason why the police would need to provide an unedited version of the footage, and considering that news organizations and reality shows like COPS have been able to blur such information being displayed, peoples faces, etc. for decades, there's no reason why the same kind of thing couldn't be done to body cam footage that is released to the public in the same way documents often contained redacted information. So basically your defense is no defense.
Only reason I can think of
100% justified shooting, no doubt about it. That guy was attacking the officer with lethal force.