Body Cameras on Cops

[Zathris]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I would happily wheel you right into traffic.

Good-bye.

kk.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Zathris

FTR, my question is, what happens to the good cops who refuse to wear cop cams; and how do you get bad cops to agree to wear cams? Also, what's to prevent the cop from removing, or turn off the device?

Seems to me it's the same as any part of the required uniform. What happens to a cop who insists on fighting crime barefoot? He can find another profession.

[sexobon]

Foot patrol.

(the debbil made me do it)

[Beestie]

Doesn't seem to matter. Cops are dropping unarmed or non-threatening people left and right with full video evidence - just another day at the office for local law enforcement. Most of the officers will never see the inside of a courtroom.

[tw]

A side effect of all this is a noted reduction in the number of citizens talking to cops. Where that is most prevalent, a number of murders has recently increased. Baltimore is cited as a most obvious example.