KJShover
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I was just emailed this link, and I have to say. This is fucked.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2008566,00.html
As many of you know, before I got hurt I was a cop. A few of the things I prided myself on was my training, confidence earned from the public, and demeanor while dealing with the public; on duty and off.
Many times, I'd say well over 90% when I made a traffic stop the person was being recorded by my dash cam as well as a remote mic on my person and all contacts with the public during the course of duty was being recorded by a small digital audio recorder (the cover your ass recorder). Basically this will keep ya honest and in check.
Whats good for the goose should be good for the gander. Some of the dipshits I've worked with should have a camera team follow thier asses around.
This cop in the article, something tells me that it's not the first time he went all john wayne on a person. He and his department is definately not put in a good light. There was a similar situation a few years back up here where a University Cop persued a guy over 7 miles in his POV to a residential neighborhood. Apparantly the guy he was chasing layed down a little rubber and took off speeding. The cop was wearing his bicycle gear and then ID'd himself as being an officer. The kid in the truck took off. Now here is were this situation gets fucked. The cop claimed the kid tried to run him over thats why he opened fire. All of the rounds were in the back of the vehicle. so that tells me that the threat of getting hit was over so no need to discharge your weapon in a family filled residential neighborhood. This guy was allowed to keep his job, to the shock of many other local LEO's.
Would he have done the same if a camera was on him? Look at the brutallity cases, would they have reacted the same if they new they were being recorded? These are more than likely the cops who say "must have been an equipment malfunction and my recording devices didn't work"
In turn you don't hear a whole hell of alot about the ones who actually who entered law enforcement for public service. Instead you hear about the ones who think they are the judges and not simply protectors, fact finders, and evidence gatherers. Its the DA's office that goes through with the procecution if the evidence is sound.
Look how professional the folks on COPs are. They know there is a camera on them. Just think how things would change is there was a rolling camera or even an audio recording on public contacts. At the least you would have proof of a douche bag officer you can report to his watch commander or higher up.
Don't get me wrong about being the video vigilante, some states and towns have laws on the books that required a two party concent to record.
My state Audio is a one party, you can record conversations without the other parties permission. I think video is different, I've never looked into it.
So if your thinking about recording, it might violate a two party consent clause and can be against the law. Best check the books.
Recording can also be a double edged sword. you can have some asshat be totally antagonistic to get a certain responce. then take just the snippet and post it. there was such an audio recording a few years back. The cop looked like a major shit head. Then the sheriff's department releaced the audio from the officer's dash cam. about 13 min's of the guy in the car talking about raping the officers daughter, making general fucked up comments about his family were suprisingly omitted from the leaked audio recorded by the driver.
If I were to talk to a new batch of rookies all fresh and clean from the academy, before they got into any habits. I'd just simply tell them. treat everyone with respect and like you were being videotaped. cause now-a-days, you probably are.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2008566,00.html
As many of you know, before I got hurt I was a cop. A few of the things I prided myself on was my training, confidence earned from the public, and demeanor while dealing with the public; on duty and off.
Many times, I'd say well over 90% when I made a traffic stop the person was being recorded by my dash cam as well as a remote mic on my person and all contacts with the public during the course of duty was being recorded by a small digital audio recorder (the cover your ass recorder). Basically this will keep ya honest and in check.
Whats good for the goose should be good for the gander. Some of the dipshits I've worked with should have a camera team follow thier asses around.
This cop in the article, something tells me that it's not the first time he went all john wayne on a person. He and his department is definately not put in a good light. There was a similar situation a few years back up here where a University Cop persued a guy over 7 miles in his POV to a residential neighborhood. Apparantly the guy he was chasing layed down a little rubber and took off speeding. The cop was wearing his bicycle gear and then ID'd himself as being an officer. The kid in the truck took off. Now here is were this situation gets fucked. The cop claimed the kid tried to run him over thats why he opened fire. All of the rounds were in the back of the vehicle. so that tells me that the threat of getting hit was over so no need to discharge your weapon in a family filled residential neighborhood. This guy was allowed to keep his job, to the shock of many other local LEO's.
Would he have done the same if a camera was on him? Look at the brutallity cases, would they have reacted the same if they new they were being recorded? These are more than likely the cops who say "must have been an equipment malfunction and my recording devices didn't work"
In turn you don't hear a whole hell of alot about the ones who actually who entered law enforcement for public service. Instead you hear about the ones who think they are the judges and not simply protectors, fact finders, and evidence gatherers. Its the DA's office that goes through with the procecution if the evidence is sound.
Look how professional the folks on COPs are. They know there is a camera on them. Just think how things would change is there was a rolling camera or even an audio recording on public contacts. At the least you would have proof of a douche bag officer you can report to his watch commander or higher up.
Don't get me wrong about being the video vigilante, some states and towns have laws on the books that required a two party concent to record.
My state Audio is a one party, you can record conversations without the other parties permission. I think video is different, I've never looked into it.
So if your thinking about recording, it might violate a two party consent clause and can be against the law. Best check the books.
Recording can also be a double edged sword. you can have some asshat be totally antagonistic to get a certain responce. then take just the snippet and post it. there was such an audio recording a few years back. The cop looked like a major shit head. Then the sheriff's department releaced the audio from the officer's dash cam. about 13 min's of the guy in the car talking about raping the officers daughter, making general fucked up comments about his family were suprisingly omitted from the leaked audio recorded by the driver.
If I were to talk to a new batch of rookies all fresh and clean from the academy, before they got into any habits. I'd just simply tell them. treat everyone with respect and like you were being videotaped. cause now-a-days, you probably are.
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