Posted on Mar 25, 2015
Police Body Cameras Only Effective When Police cannot Turn Them Off?
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According to recent reports Police body cameras can be effective in reducing abuse complaints but are only effective when the Police are unable to disable or turn off the camera's. What does the Rallypoint community think about this?
Personally I think Police should wear them, and be unable to turn them off. I support the Police but I feel that this is necessary to foster the good will of the public and as the Police themselves say in regards to surveillance cameras. "If you don't do anything wrong, you got nothing to hide."
https://news.vice.com/article/reports-suggest-body-cameras-are-only-effective-when-cops-cant-turn-them-off
Personally I think Police should wear them, and be unable to turn them off. I support the Police but I feel that this is necessary to foster the good will of the public and as the Police themselves say in regards to surveillance cameras. "If you don't do anything wrong, you got nothing to hide."
https://news.vice.com/article/reports-suggest-body-cameras-are-only-effective-when-cops-cant-turn-them-off
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Any monitoring device that can be turned off by the one it's partially designed to monitor is rather pointless. I would go a step further and say that video should be redundantly stored with third parties beyond law enforcement influence. The department or agency should have neither the power or capability to edit, delete or "lose" video evidence.
The nice thing about the cameras is that it works both ways. Officers tend to act better when they carry a camera and problem children tend to behave better as well. It's kind of hard to manipulate or strong arm a LEO when you know the whole thing is on video. I've heard at least one report where police found that camera'd officers encountered less rudeness and less obstinate resistance from people who knew there was a camera present.
The nice thing about the cameras is that it works both ways. Officers tend to act better when they carry a camera and problem children tend to behave better as well. It's kind of hard to manipulate or strong arm a LEO when you know the whole thing is on video. I've heard at least one report where police found that camera'd officers encountered less rudeness and less obstinate resistance from people who knew there was a camera present.
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Great response, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts! I totally agree with the 3rd party storage as well.
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without a police camera, you have no way of verifying that a guy with a gun and badge is acting the way he/she is supposed to.
If I am the one getting arrested, I want my defense lawyer to see the video.
If I am the one getting arrested, I want my defense lawyer to see the video.
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Totally agree with that sentiment sir. Should citizens wear a camera for the same reason? Their own defense?
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How many times have we had dash cams turned off, or intentionally pointed away, that would have given us a better picture of what transpired at a scene?
Police acting in a Law Enforcement capacity are not "citizens" they are Public Servants. If a retail worker is subject to monitoring without a second thought, why shouldn't a Public Servant?
Police acting in a Law Enforcement capacity are not "citizens" they are Public Servants. If a retail worker is subject to monitoring without a second thought, why shouldn't a Public Servant?
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