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This is a terrible idea, because criminals would immediately start intentionally breaking officers' body cams.

• AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  But that's really clear on the body cam. The criminal punches the camera, the camera recording ends, and then the criminal claims that the police did something to him? That's going to be harder to sell in court. In fact, that would probably lead to adverse inference against the criminal, not against the officer, because it's the criminal who made it so that there was no evidence.
  • josephcsible 3y ago
    > that would probably lead to adverse inference against the criminal, not against the officer, because it's the criminal who made it so that there was no evidence. That's how things should work, but wouldn't the idea in question mean that, just as with other zero-tolerance rules, common sense like that wouldn't be allowed anymore?
• Cthulhu_ 3y ago
  A "criminal" (note: innocent until proven guilty) assaulting a police officer to destroy the body cam will get them shot and killed - did you seriously consider this comment before you posted it?
  • josephcsible 3y ago
    No it wouldn't, because in that new world, that would lead to a murder conviction for the cop.