04-29-2015, 04:37 PM
Personally, I would rather not see all body cam video/audio posted for public perusal, for a variety of reasons.
Here's what I would rather see (or something like; thinking out loud):
1. All officers must wear body cams and have them turned on.
2. All footage must be streamed into and stored by an independent third party with all time accounted for.
3. When there is serious injury or death at the hands of police, that footage must be made available to to the family or an independent agency (where there is no known family or deceased's advocate).
Cops who have unaccounted-for gaps in footage (which can't be verified to be a result of technical issues beyond their control) get disciplined and fired for repeat offenses.
I don't want to see officers put in a fish bowl; I just want video/audio evidence and accountability when policies are broken and crimes are committed by police officers.
Here's what I would rather see (or something like; thinking out loud):
1. All officers must wear body cams and have them turned on.
2. All footage must be streamed into and stored by an independent third party with all time accounted for.
3. When there is serious injury or death at the hands of police, that footage must be made available to to the family or an independent agency (where there is no known family or deceased's advocate).
Cops who have unaccounted-for gaps in footage (which can't be verified to be a result of technical issues beyond their control) get disciplined and fired for repeat offenses.
I don't want to see officers put in a fish bowl; I just want video/audio evidence and accountability when policies are broken and crimes are committed by police officers.