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Videos often contradict what police say in reports. Here's why some officers lie

• blendo 6y ago
  “A common argument that officers make when a video shows them acting in questionable ways is that the public often doesn't see what happened at the beginning, he said. So some officers will tell a story that justifies what viewers saw in the recording.” As a thought experiment, what if a) All officers are required to turn on their bodycam at the start of their shift. b) all body cams shall be live-streamed to YouTube or equivalent. ? Would the public feel safer and more secure? Would public safety and security sufficiently override an officer’s right to privacy? Would exceptions (undercover work, for example) then become the rule?