Posted on 05/12/2008 5:34:43 PM PDT by Sonny M
That’s going to make for a pretty comfortable holster....NOT!
Because you’d see a lot of doughnut shops.
I don't see how it harms the public safety, but I do know that the "police authority" is under siege from over aggressive prosecutors.
I don't think there would have even been an indictment if there has been camera on those cops guns, you would have see sean bell trying to run them down, and them identifying themselves as cops before finally having to shoot him.
The ACLU and civil libertarians would go ballistic then.
Its not a bad idea, but alot of folks would freak saying that its a police state with constant surveillance.
Yea, and so did the company, the light can be disabled for that very reason.
That would be a nice improvement, NYC basically seems to start thinking a cop shooting is bad until proven so, anything that can help show a good shooting or a bad shooting is better then the "after the facts, lets hang'em" style of investigation done now.
Thats still an improvement.
Nothing is perfect, but the system now, leaves innocent cops vulnerable to being prosecuted due to political pressure with "witnesses" who have no qualms about lying.
When said gun is removed from holster, it starts recording.
I doubt it would ever be on all guns or required, simply because at that point, good ole gov't would probably moved on to gun grabbing already.
Before putting it on the cops guns, they want to do a test program, it looks to me pretty much like the laser sights (which it comes with) so I doubt it affects much of anything either way.
How about putting cameras on the idiot politicians.
the article says the camera starts 2 seconds after pulling the gun. In an emergency, thats time for two or three shots.
And a lot of cops shooting themselves in the thigh with their own Glocks.
Don't look down as you zip up!
Regards,
GtG
“I’m on the fence on this one. In some cases it could prove the cop was right and in others it may prove him wrong. How many times have we watched a replay in sports, where the call is in dispute? Three camera’s three angles and it is still too close to call.”
Hmmm...sport...use of deadly force...
Yes those two things are exactly alike
/sarc
“Kind of how some cops feel about the dashboard camera’s in different parts of the country.”
Kinda like how some of those cops are now out of a job due to those dash board cameras.
Wow, did you ever miss the point by a mile.
Ah..sarcasm is a second language I see...
You point was that sometimes people cant determine an event even when viewing video of it...from three angles...
Yes?
So a camera on a gun isnt going to tell the whole story...
Yes?
Thus my sarcastic reply...
If three cameras are needed in a sports event...how many should we use to document the use of deadly force?
None?
Or kind of like how many cops have fewer worries about being prosecuted for something they didn't do because of said cameras.
I would love that, then again, anything that would make politicians lives more miserable, I would like.
I am not convinced that this is the best policy as the film may help in some cases, it may hurt in others.
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