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I had a feeling that was going on--to bad. For years, I wanted cams on every Cruiser. They are cheap, but so few police departments utilize the technology.

I had a feeling that was going on--to bad. For years, I wanted cams on every Cruiser. They are cheap, but so few police departments utilize the technology. I can honestly say that I have been pulled over in Marin County so many times, just because the vechicle I was driving stood out(was old), or I was driving past 10 p.m. on a fri- sat. night. I can't imagine what immigrants have to go through. I've even considered installing cams on my current vechicle.

VladRussian2 13y ago
>For years, I wanted cams on every Cruiser. reading (and watching on Youtube when available) about a bunch of recent beatings and shootings, i think it should be made into a law that a police officer may apply force only when the action is being recorded (by a helmet or Glass-style camera of the officer). Without recording on, police officers should be considered "off-duty" and be subject to regular rules just like any other citizen.
- krasin 13y ago
  The same issue: "the video has been lost" Unless there's a way to reliably stream the data into the central repository (far away from the officer and his/her police department), it won't work.
  - VladRussian2 13y ago
    This is why it should be a law. Losing video/camera to be like losing a badge,gun,etc
  - michaelt 13y ago
    The reason evidence gathered in illegal searches is inadmissible in court is so there's no incentive for cops to perform illegal searches to 'get the bad guys'. If the law said "the video has been lost" meant instant acquittal, the video technology would become radically more reliable.