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As far as I know, the investigating officer would take a statement from a suspect at the time of arrest. So there's no opportunity for a suspect to "get their
by wavefunction 9y ago
As far as I know, the investigating officer would take a statement from a suspect at the time of arrest. So there's no opportunity for a suspect to "get their story straight."
In fact, these cameras offer the opportunity to verify the statements of officers, witness and suspect against whatever is captured by the cameras, which is a net positive.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoA potential problem is that the officers would get an opportunity to verify and practice their story based on the camera footage, while the suspects would not. A prosecutor could establish that the suspect's memory of the situation is not completely correct. Meanwhile, the police officer would have a fantastic, (almost photographic!) memory of the scene. The prosecutor could then ask each about something that wasn't captured on camera. The police officer claims he saw the suspect commit the crime, the suspect claims he did not...who is a jury going to believe after that?
- hammock 9y agoDon't give a statement to the police..... In court you be be able to see the tape
- erroneousfunk 9y agoI think OP is talking about officers as "possible perps" and referencing the fact that officers can view the footage before filing a police report recounting their own version of events.