# Body Cam footage - the realities of being a cop working alone.

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**Created:** [April 6, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-cam-footage-the-realities-of-being-a-cop-working-alone/751348 "2016-04-06T15:33:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-cam-footage-the-realities-of-being-a-cop-working-alone/751348/1 "2016-04-06T15:33:17Z")

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I’m very glad that police forces are implementing body cams. Both for the protection of the public and also to document the realities of being a cop in an unsafe world.

Some body cam footage has come out showing cops using excessive force or acting unprofessionally. That footage will be useful in correcting and punishing the people responsible.The public can use it for civil suits too. Body cam footage will make policing more professional by clearly documenting their interaction with the public. It can also vindicate good cops that did nothing wrong.

This body cam footage shows how quickly a routine stop can get violent in just a second or two. Seeing that crazy dude and his big 8 inch knife is chilling. Bullets won’t necessarily stop a guy running at you like that. He could have still gotten in some deadly knife slashes.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this footage is used at the police training academy. That guy went from cooperative to suicidal in a heartbeat. I’m impressed he was taken into custody alive.

> **[Knife-wielding murder suspect shot by Ohio cop shouted ‘kill me’ during...](https://www.nydailynews.com/2016/04/05/knife-wielding-murder-suspect-shot-by-ohio-cop-shouted-kill-me-during-highway-confrontation-warning-graphic-content/)**
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> A wanted man from Maryland pulled a knife on an Ohio cop along a busy highway and pleaded for his death, according to newly-released body camera footage. “Kill me, kill me,” cried homic…

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> Unbeknownst to Hilling, Aleman was sought on a murder charge. He faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly lashing out at Hilling with a knife.
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> The officer’s body camera captured several minutes of their dramatic confrontation that stopped traffic for several hours. Aleman, who gave Hilling the fake name of Carlos Ambrella, whipped out an eight-inch knife when the officer asked him to step up to the cruiser for a pat-down, the video shows.
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> Hilling responded by firing the first shot, striking Aleman in the abdomen. The gunshot wound did not stop Aleman.
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> Despite his injury, Aleman walked into traffic, weaving between at least two police cruisers. He approached a line of civilian drivers while holding the blade open arms and screaming multiple officers, including Hilling, to kill him.