12-18-2014, 01:17 PM
(12-18-2014, 12:04 PM)Duchess Wrote: I'm not against them but given people see actual video of cops being assholes and abusing their positions and still nothing is done I fully expect it to be the same with these body cams.
The department trials show consistently large decreases in use of force and citizens complaints when body cams are used.
Body cam footage not only provides additional evidence in some contested incidents, the cameras are also of equal (or even greater) benefit to society as a deterrent for cops to use force unnecessarily in the first place, or for citizens to attack or make false claims against cops.
They're a great thing overall, despite not being a full or perfect solution. IMO.