The pro-police commentators have to (at least on the surface) support body cams, considering the rash of recent incidents. They can’t come up with any logical “anti” arguments at this time, and they think police will just figure out a way to circumvent them in due time so, why the hell not?
Things have gotten a LOT worse, through a combination of the War on Drugs and overreaction to 9/11. SWAT team raids have increased a tremendous amount, and those are where some of the worst violations happen.
More evidence that things have gotten worse is that the cops, despite all this negative publicity, just don’t seem to care. This exact lack of response (as shown by police union statements, sherriff’s statements, etc.) is the most troubling aspect.
Or, you know, they actually want something that will show what happens, and has been proven to reduce complaints about police behaviour massively - whether by improving police behaviour, reducing frivolous complaints or, most likely, both.
I guess not everyone wants this, or agrees that it works. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says it’s a waste of money since it would just show that most cops are innocent of wrongdoing anyway.
Does he post on this message board? If not, he’s not someone I’m talking about. I’m not sure what argument you’re trying to make, or who you’re aiming it at, but it doesn’t have a great deal to do with my posts.
That said, I disagree with him that it would be a waste of money. The amount that would be saved on investigations, trials, and suspensions would be worthwhile I expect, and even if not the better publicity would.
Apparently the body cams malfunction whenever it’s time to light up a citizen.
SO, when will the criminal charges be filed against former-Officer Dear?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh my Og that’s funny! Ha ha! Like that’ll ever happen!
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Video shows NYPD officer punching a 12-year-old kid who is being restrained.
How much you wanna bet that nothing happens to this police officer?
Ferchrissakes, they gotta start firing these guys at the very least. NYPD has had about as much bad press as it can handle.
Toronto police shoot a man who may have been attempting suicide.
I love that NYPD has the gall to get indignant at the suggestion that they stop harassing and murdering citizens.
Canadians are more helpful than us Americans.
The cop has been suspended. I hope firing is the next step so that he doesn’t become the bad apple that spoils the rest.
But
There is no way to confirm the suspension, we don’t know how long it was, or if it was with or without pay.
Suspension with pay. We used to call that a vacation.
I can’t believe how many cops turned out for that incident. If there hadn’t been people filming it, I wonder what acts of perjury they would have committed to explain the child’s bruises. They’re nothing but a gang of thugs.
Even more, having a bunch of witnesses around (with or without cameras) didn’t seem to mean anything to him. All the people standing around and watching might as well not even existed to him, which means the thought probably never crossed his mind that his conduct could be questioned and condemned. This was business as usual that 1) just happened to be caught on tape and 2) of enough topical interest to be widely circulated.
The more the public can do to disabuse cops of any notion of absolute sovereignty, the better. It’s patently obvious to me that a large part of the problem comes from cops not being held accountable for their actions. If the court system doesn’t work, perhaps the court of public opinion can apply some political pressure to the situation.
No, it was for challenging his authoritah.
I wonder what the context was - not to suggest that there was any legitimate justification for the take down or detention - but there seems like there was some interaction that led the guy to start recording and to go back to get the cop’s name.
Sad, knowing, and quiet LOL.