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(29,219 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)Without accountability cameras won't do jack shit except make the Taser Corp wealthier and the unintended consequences is people will be less inclined to talk to cops because of the camera in their face and cops are going to become much colder and robotic out of fear that their bosses could use any and every single thing they say from archived footage as leverage to kick them off the force if they don't go along with the program (usually the bosses are the most corrupt and vicious).
OTOH when a cop is doing something really bad they'll just not turn on the camera or make sure the battery doesnt get charged like Mary Hawk's killer did at Albuquerque PD a few months ago or smash the recording device like Officer Vince Mater did in Fullerton. Criminals will always beat whatever system in place.
Body cameras are not an end all solution when it comes to police brutality. If the Kelly Thomas murder didnt wake people up I don't know what will.
We can talk cameras after we talk about accountability.
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SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)and the fact that we even have to think about doing it tells us how fucked we are.
That said, it can't make it any worse.
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)indicted, even when there is clear video, cameras aren't going to make much difference. Very sad and anger-producing. There is a much bigger problem in place. Much bigger.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)All the training, cameras, etc won't change a racist.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)... which will otherwise have no affect.
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Baitball Blogger
(46,755 posts)of confidence in our police force, the court system and our government.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Just a show. It's out of control.
uppityperson
(115,678 posts)about the reasons they do so.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)uponit7771
(90,359 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)The more cases of murder and brutality caught on camera, the more people become disgusted - then something might get done.
The cops and the prosecutors need to be held accountable.