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Video? What Video?

amlevin

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In addition to full time video on patrol cars, they should also be equipped with cameras facing in the other three directions. Technology has evolved where even a convenience store can watch several different cameras all on the same monitor.

It's time for these "PUBLIC" employees (that are carrying guns) be recorded in ALL their PUBLIC activities. FWIW, recordings could also work to their benefit as well if a false accusation of abuse is made. Also could back up their written reports, that is if they are truthful.

Who knows, the reduction in lawsuits and settlements may pay for all the upgrades.
 
Freedom First

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amlevin said:
in addition to full time video on patrol cars, they should also be equipped with cameras facing in the other three directions. Technology has evolved where even a convenience store can watch several different cameras all on the same monitor.

It's time for these "public" employees (that are carrying guns) be recorded in all their public activities. Fwiw, recordings could also work to their benefit as well if a false accusation of abuse is made. Also could back up their written reports, that is if they are truthful.

Who knows, the reduction in lawsuits and settlements may pay for all the upgrades.
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yep, this. +1
 
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randian said:
That's ... stupid. The cost and power draw for enough memory to store, say, 12 hours of NTSC video is minimal. Keep the dash cams going continuously even when the engine is off. Make tampering with the video or not turning it on at the beginning of your shift a summary firing offense.
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In a digital system yes, many agencies are still using analog camera systems. Seattle first bought their dash cam systems in the mid 90s. When a car is taken out of service the system is re-used. It continually is overwriting previous tape, when lights are activated it saves that tape along with the previous minute
 
amlevin

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Apparently Seattle would rather spend Millions complying with a Federal Consent Decree than to update their monitoring equipment.

OK, so they're stuck with a Fed monitor now, what about "next time"?
 
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amlevin said:
Apparently Seattle would rather spend Millions complying with a Federal Consent Decree than to update their monitoring equipment.
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That makes perfect sense. Taxpayer dollars are nothing that merits respect, a trivial price to pay to let their police continue as they were.
 
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