Cops need to wear video cameras

[SHRED]

Before each encounter with the public they need to be required to turn them on or face disciplinary action.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. The cameras have to be on the entire shift. But yeah.

[bigwillq]

2. They need to be kept on during the entire shift.

If a cop is pursuing a suspect, does he/she really have time to turn on a camera?

[SHRED]

4. that's quite a battery life

I was thinking in terms of technology

[Agschmid]

3. Yup.

[Angleae]

5. The city of Rialto, CA has done that for over a year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/us/in-california-a-champion-for-police-cameras.html?pagewanted=all

Use of force down 60%, complaints against police down 88%.

[SHRED]

8. very good article

[davidn3600]

6. Don't you just hate when that happens?

...the battery just happened to die on every officer at exactly the same time right before that black guy was "resisting."

[Heidi]

7. KICK!