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In reply to the discussion: More On the Incident With the Black Man Stopped With Hands in Pockets [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,780 posts)11. A good start would be forcing police officers
To wear body cameras. All of them.
They must be on at all times while in uniform or on duty.
Watch misconduct drop drastically. First time you have it off - verbal warning with a mark on your record. Second time - in writing and on the record with a month's suspension without pay. Third - you are fired.
Federal law coming from Fed tax dollars - every cop in the country gets the exact same camera.
We can't trust them - so they need to be watched at all times.
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TexasMommaWithAHat
Dec 2014
OP
I'm white and was questioned for about 20 minutes by cops for a similar issue
mythology
Dec 2014
#38
Almost sounds like the movie Minority Report, except there was no crime that was being
still_one
Dec 2014
#29
Since the issue is that the police hassled this guy for no reason, maybe the proper
hughee99
Dec 2014
#34
Probably 20-30% of the calls for service when I was a deputy were that kind of BS
Lee-Lee
Dec 2014
#39