The demand for cameras on police officers nationwide is going to backfire on the Gibs-Me-Dats...
If Officer Darren Wilson had been wearing one the camera images of his encounter with Gentle Giant Brown would show the media fantasy tales to be as solid as Unicorn farts.
My friend got pulled over this weekend in PA, up on Rt. 80. When officer came up to her window the first thing he said was, this is a camera, it is pointed at you and it is recording everything you say and do. Then he asked the usual, do you know why I stopped you this morning, can I have your license, reg. and insurance... it didn’t matter to us either way, camera or not, but as we drove away (after receiving a summons for not moving over to the left while they had someone pulled over) all we could talk about was the camera. Our thoughts were hopeful, that they would reduce problems all around — and that maybe we’ve seen our last he said/she said type thing. And maybe our last riot! Hardly... but we were hopeful just the same!
I saw or read a news story early on after the shooting that
Ferguson had dash and perhaps body cameras as well that they had ordered, but they had not been installed/handed out at the time of the incident. Can’t vouch for the accuracy of the story, but I don’t recall hearing or reading that again. Seems that Officer Wilson would be justifiably livid if those items had been collecting dust in some storage area.
The demand for cameras on police officers nationwide is going to backfire on the Gibs-Me-Dats...
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Yep. The cameras work both ways, like for the drunk Austin prosecutor.