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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 01:14 PM Mar 2014

Ex Cop: Everyone Behaves Better When They're on Video

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"Everyone behaves better when they're on video," says Ward. "I realized that dash cams only capture about five percent of what a cop does. And I wanted to catch 100 percent of what a cop does."

The cameras are small, light, and clip to the clothing of a police officer's uniform. They turn on with a large switch on the front of the camera and have a green circle that surrounds the lens so that civilians know that the camera is recording."
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Ex Cop: Everyone Behaves Better When They're on Video (Original Post) damnedifIknow Mar 2014 OP
Except cops, apparently Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #1
Seems to be part of the answer though damnedifIknow Mar 2014 #2
This should be mandatory equipment blackspade Mar 2014 #3
Apparently not everyone behaves better SamKnause Mar 2014 #4
As in the video though damnedifIknow Mar 2014 #5
This is good. For any stop; the World is watching. zebonaut Mar 2014 #6

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
2. Seems to be part of the answer though
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 01:41 PM
Mar 2014

and a red flag would be the cops who object to the wearing of a camera. Those are the one's to send packing.

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
4. Apparently not everyone behaves better
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 02:31 PM
Mar 2014

when they are on video.

Police brutalize and execute civilians everyday on video.

Until they are prosecuted nothing will change.

The penalties for anyone who writes the laws or enforces the laws should be double when they break those laws.

damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
5. As in the video though
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 02:59 PM
Mar 2014

Rialto California has seen an almost 60 percent drop in use of force since using these body cameras. That's a pretty impressive stat in my opinion.

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