openyourmind77

What is your opinion on requiring police officers to wear video cameras at all times? I feel like police officers shouldn't be opposed to this if they aren't doing anything illegal.

Of course there would be some exceptions, like for the bathroom of course. I'm not familiar with the interviewing process or why it wouldn't be good to record an interview with a rape suspect... But either way, it's mostly just for police brutality. It would stop it from going on, and have proof against false accusations. It would be better for the person who is doing the right thing.

I feel like while they're driving, using the bathroom, or not in a situation where things could get bad they could have the option to turn it off. But I feel like it should be required when they get called somewhere, are out patrolling, etc.

Regarding the hours stored... yes, that would add up quickly. But no one would look through it unless there was a complaint. So they could just have a six month supply of stored videos and after that override the video, because i think a person would have made a complaint by then.

But I think it's a good idea overall. It influences cops to go by the book and not try to get away with anything, then also, it would be evidence against false reports from citizens of police brutality. Because i'm sure that does happen quite a bit. It's just going to help keep everyone honest.

Thanks for answering though!

Oh definitely, it's not the answer to every problem. But, it does help eliminate some big issues. False accusations like you said, which could cost someone their career. But also keeps the officers from doing things that aren't legal. There will always be loopholes and ways to get around things, but I think for the most part this would be very beneficial to most departments around the country.

And definitely, people try and take control of the image of the police these days and go and try to get a lawsuit. So this money up front for this system would save a lot of money and time in the future I imagine.