Body cameras + youtube/x/tiktok have been absolute lifesavers for people assaulted or falsely arrested. Video is really the only buttress against "your word ver

Body cameras + youtube/x/tiktok have been absolute lifesavers for people assaulted or falsely arrested. Video is really the only buttress against "your word versus OUR WORD". At the same time, talking to my neighbors (I have about five officers that live on my block), they like the cameras because most of the time they either prove the case, or show that there really was no abuse (yes, the arrestee did punch the cop). I think where the issues is when something happens that creates a liability. An officer violates the law, or someone's rights while making an arrest. It creates a situation where the incentive is to railroad the accused at all costs so the accused cannot file or have little chance to win a federal civil rights lawsuit. In these cases it's amazing how difficult to get that video can be.