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This from Real Time with Bill Maher, September 19, 2014
It should be recording anytime they're standing up out of the car.When a cop pulls his or her gun a camera should start on their person to record the reason for pulling it.
Not every cop has a car.It should be recording anytime they're standing up out of the car.When a cop pulls his or her gun a camera should start on their person to record the reason for pulling it.
They should not be able to defeat it in any way. They do serve to reduce complaints as the study shows: http://www.policefoundation.org/content/body-worn-camera
A Word from Wendell Pierce
When a cop pulls his or her gun a camera should start on their person to record the reason for pulling it.
Not every cop has a car.It should be recording anytime they're standing up out of the car.
They should not be able to defeat it in any way. They do serve to reduce complaints as the study shows: http://www.policefoundation.org/content/body-worn-camera
But for somebody to closely examine every time a cop gets out of their car is not practical.
But it would be easy to closely look at every time a cop pulls their gun. These are rare events, at least according to the police.
By the time they've pulled their gun, it is too late. Moreover, there will be people insisting that it was whatever happened before the video starts that justified the police action.(
You could have a "constant recording" thing, with tags when something critical happens like "gun unholstered".By the time they've pulled their gun, it is too late. Moreover, there will be people insisting that it was whatever happened before the video starts that justified the police action.(
That's a reasonable objection.
You could have a "constant recording" thing, with tags when something critical happens like "gun unholstered".That's a reasonable objection.
Then, you know that you have to review the recording, can start a few minutes before, and still have the rest of the week recorded in case some complaint not linked to an unholstered gun is made.
The problem is with the confidentiality. You don't want private conversations or even racist/sexist jokes (even if they shouldn't be making them) to end on youtube. You need a secure archive for the recordings and a trustworthy panel to review them.
Given the low level of professionalism your cops sometime display, I can understand them beingt wary of the professionalism of that panel. But, ultimately, it's the way of the future. Once accepted, it could even be used for prevention, like in aviation where we try to identify trends of incidents to mitigate the risk before an accident happens.
You could have a "constant recording" thing, with tags when something critical happens like "gun unholstered".That's a reasonable objection.
Then, you know that you have to review the recording, can start a few minutes before, and still have the rest of the week recorded in case some complaint not linked to an unholstered gun is made.
The problem is with the confidentiality. You don't want private conversations or even racist/sexist jokes (even if they shouldn't be making them) to end on youtube. You need a secure archive for the recordings and a trustworthy panel to review them.
Given the low level of professionalism your cops sometime display, I can understand them beingt wary of the professionalism of that panel. But, ultimately, it's the way of the future. Once accepted, it could even be used for prevention, like in aviation where we try to identify trends of incidents to mitigate the risk before an accident happens.