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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm curious if someone could answer these questions about Police bodycams.
Who sees them? Do they have to be turned in for review? Can they be altered? In each dept, is there anybody that has sole responsibility to investigate these cams, then turn it over to someone else? How does it all work out.
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I'm curious if someone could answer these questions about Police bodycams. (Original Post)
bluestarone
Apr 2021
OP
Meh. That's not reform. I'd rather we don't get to the point of having to deal with juries and cop
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2021
#6
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. All I know is that righteous police reform requires them to be on...
...and automatically penalizes cops who turn them off (they can do that).
bluestarone
(16,906 posts)2. I'd like to see if GUN is drawn (used) and cam is off, That's
AUTOMATIC loss of job!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)7. Yeah, it's something like that in some proposals
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)3. To what end? Body cameras don't reduce police violence.
TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)5. You are probably right
But they can help establish the facts of what actually happened, especially when you have juries predisposed to believe the police-version of the story.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)6. Meh. That's not reform. I'd rather we don't get to the point of having to deal with juries and cop
stories in the first place.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)8. Baby steps?
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)9. People are dying.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)4. Laws vary by state.
3Hotdogs
(12,372 posts)10. Answer, depends on the state and/or municipality.
I can envision some Republican states where it would be illegal for a cop to have a body cam.
bluestarone
(16,906 posts)11. Just gotta wonder if
Anyway the feds could get involved? EVERY state should be the same, i'm thinking!