http://reason.com/archives/2013/08/30/watched-cops-are-polite-cops
The question is: how long will it take the cops realize the cameras are more of an advantage than a threat? They know we are out thyere recording and videoing them, but sometimes it does not seem to matter. Maybe with penalties for not wearing and running their own cameras, along with possible "improvements" in discipline because it was recorded on the cop camera, we might see changes. I'm just thinking a year may not be long enough for those changes to happen and become embedded.
stay safe.
This is a really good idea. Earlier this year, a 12-month study by Cambridge University researchers revealed that when the city of Rialto, California, required its cops to wear cameras, the number of complaints filed against officers fell by 88 percent and the use of force by officers dropped by almost 60 percent. Watched cops are polite cops.
Jay Stanley, a policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), calls police-worn video cameras “a win/win for both the public and the police.” Win/win because video recordings help shield officers from false accusations of abuse as well as protecting the public against police misconduct.
The question is: how long will it take the cops realize the cameras are more of an advantage than a threat? They know we are out thyere recording and videoing them, but sometimes it does not seem to matter. Maybe with penalties for not wearing and running their own cameras, along with possible "improvements" in discipline because it was recorded on the cop camera, we might see changes. I'm just thinking a year may not be long enough for those changes to happen and become embedded.
stay safe.