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Do we all agree that, because the technology is available, all police officers
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:41 am
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:41 am
should wear cameras on their badges?
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Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:42 am to Rex
or a go pro? yes
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:43 am to Rex
Yes!
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:43 am to SlowFlowPro
Or a GoPro.... yes.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:43 am to Rex
Yes, along with monitoring of their speeds while driving so that they are ticketed if they break the law when not an emergency.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:44 am to Rex
Yes. Don't see a downside. Negligible cost, potentially huge benefit.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:44 am to Rex
For rank and file uniformed Police, yes. Plain clothes and undercover, it's not really feasible.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:44 am to Rex
Yes, but only if the video recording is tamper-proof from the officers wearing the camera.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:44 am to Rex
Auto-Upvote and yes, absolutely.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:45 am to Rex
I agree. It would be an enormous expense, but it would also save an enormous amount of time and money. And it would require officers to be on their best behavior at all times.
This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:46 am to LSURussian
quote:This is important. There should be fines or other punishments if the camera isn't turned on during an event.
Posted by LSURussian Yes, but only if the video recording is tamper-proof from the officers wearing the camera.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:46 am to 90proofprofessional
quote:Well, that part's not true. It would be a huge expense.
Negligible cost
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:47 am to Rex
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should wear cameras on their badges?
I agree with Rex....frick me.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:47 am to Patrick_Bateman
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Well, that part's not true. It would be a huge expense.
Why does it have to be?
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:47 am to TT9
I hate to say it, but I believe most police officers got into that line of work because of their affection for guns. I'm not saying it necessarily applied to Officer Wilson or any other man in particular, but combine that affection with some need to play macho and I am certain that a fair share of them are itching for an execuse to fire.
This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 8:49 am
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:49 am to Patrick_Bateman
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It would be a huge expense.
let me add, as a person who has sued government agencies including policing agencies, there would likely be big cost savings, too
namely in insurance
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:50 am to Rex
That is an irresponsible statement.
I'm no big fan of cops but knowing what goes along with a line of duty shooting, I am 100% the last thing they want to do is have to use their service weapon.
I'm no big fan of cops but knowing what goes along with a line of duty shooting, I am 100% the last thing they want to do is have to use their service weapon.
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:50 am to Rex
Stop trying to turn this into a gun/anti-gun issue.
The guns are part of it, but you and everyone else knows that many of them go in for the position of power. The ability to lord over the rest of us is important to many of them, especially small town cops.
No one joins the police force because of their affection for guns. Even with the average LEO IQ, that makes no logical sense.
The guns are part of it, but you and everyone else knows that many of them go in for the position of power. The ability to lord over the rest of us is important to many of them, especially small town cops.
No one joins the police force because of their affection for guns. Even with the average LEO IQ, that makes no logical sense.
This post was edited on 8/16/14 at 8:52 am
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:51 am to Scoop
i think having the ability to control/command people is a bigger motivating factor than guns
Posted on 8/16/14 at 8:53 am to SlowFlowPro
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i think having the ability to control/command people is a bigger motivating factor than guns
Concur.
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