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I thought this until I tried to actually watch and understand body cam footage. it's quite a lot harder to parse and misses quite a bit that cell phone cameras
by iudqnolq 3y ago
I thought this until I tried to actually watch and understand body cam footage. it's quite a lot harder to parse and misses quite a bit that cell phone cameras capture. there's also an interesting argument that by always showing the officers' perspective it will make people more likely to empathize with them.
I'm not sure exactly why bodycam footage is so much worse. I think part of it might have to do with the odd height it's placed at.
- sidewndr46 3y agoI've watched lots of body cam footage as well. One interesting aspect is that apparently multiple departments allow officers to turn the camera off at will.
- ceejayoz 3y agoIn theory, it's intended for things like officers going to the bathroom, or when interviewing witnesses who don't want to be on camera due to concerns about retalliation or discussing sensitive stuff like a rape. In practice, it's often used less... wholesomely, as you'd expect.
- lesuorac 3y ago> I'm not sure exactly why bodycam footage is so much worse. I think part of it might have to do with the odd height it's placed at. Its the lack of any stabilization. If you twist your body a tiny bit then the focus of the camera moves drastically; this differs from when you're holding a camera far from our body using your arms. When you move your body your arms will counter-act that and the video won't jump as much.