TYT: Police Refuse To Do Their Job Because You’re Watching Them

[WhoIsNumberNone]

The FBI is accusing citizens filming police officers of the recent rise in violent crime. They say that officers are less likely to do their jobs because they are afraid of ending up on YouTube. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Do you think cops should do their jobs despite being filmed? Does this story make you feel more sympathetic toward police officers? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: https://www.rt.com/usa/319618-fbi-youtube-videos-crime/

“What could possibly be behind the surge in violent crime in the US? Quite surprisingly, according to FBI Director James Comey, the answer is – citizens filming viral YouTube videos of police brutality.

“I’ve been told by a senior police leader who urged his force to remember that their political leadership has no tolerance for a viral video,” Comey said as he was talking to law students, faculty, staff and some police officers at the University of Chicago Law School, according to the New York Times.

He went on to say that such statements have sent a chill through police departments, making cops feel “under siege.”

“In today’s YouTube world, there are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime,” he said. “Our officers are answering 911 calls, but avoiding the informal contact that keeps bad guys from standing around, especially with guns,” Comey said, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.”

[Live and Learn]

1. Rise in crime? It looks like it is lowering crime committed by cops.

Of course, those crimes were never reported in crime statistics so we really can't be sure if crime is increasing or not. I'd rather take my chances with the civilian criminals than run across one of the officers that thinks they are above the law.

[newfie11]

5. +infinity

[freedom fighter jh]

10. Yes.

[Lil Missy]

2. I always knew Cenk was an idiot. n/t

[Live and Learn]

6. Care to tell us why? Do you support the police killing innocent people? nt

[Chakab]

8. So you agree with Comey that the publicization of criminal behavior

by police officers is a good reason for them to stop doing their jobs?

[MrMickeysMom]

11. Wow... That's a nice "Drive by" comment of yours...

... I'll take that as a compliment towards The Young Turks

[KeepItReal]

12. Did you even bother to watch the video?

If you disagree with TYT's viewpoint, state some reasons.

[imthevicar]

3. Cenk nails it again!

[PatrickforO]

4. Bullshit. All the FBI is trying to do is get Congress to pass

a law against taking video of police, which would then give them carte blanche to stay the same. Instead, ALL police officers should be wearing body cams.

[Live and Learn]

7. Yep! nt

[Chakab]

9. ...but, but, but how do you expect them to be able to do their jobs if they

can't intimidate, beat, tase and shoot members of the public with impunity?

[Malteil]

13. Seems that it is ok when we are the ones being watched...

illegal wire taps, infiltrating peace groups and street cams. We just can't watch the cops, lest we catch them in a crime. Also, it seems that a lot of businesses are watching there employees now days, and not to catch them stealing, but to ensure productivity. Seems like everywhere i go anymore, i'm being watched by someone.