Police Officers:Would you approve of or object to having 100% of your police field work video & audio recorded?

Why or why not?Police Officers:Would you approve of or object to having 100% of your police field work video %26amp; audio recorded?
Well, I am a police officer and I approve of them. Yes, they can be used in court for alcohol-related arrests, but I find them very beneficial when an officer gets injured or killed in the line of duty. There have been hundreds of training tapes that have been produced which unfortunately documented how an officer was injured or killed. Their sacrifice is our training tool which has undoubtedly saved the lives of police officers around the world.





Yes, some will complain that they're being ';watched'; but in my opinion, when you're on duty, you're being paid for it so deal with it. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.





And to the person who said there are a lot of crooked cops in their city...I suggest you go to the nearest precinct, sign a waiver form and do a ride-along once a month. You will change your mind...I absolutely guarantee it.





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big-city copPolice Officers:Would you approve of or object to having 100% of your police field work video %26amp; audio recorded?
I would approve provided that I could exclude private conversations such as talking to friends and acquaintances. I have no problem with the current system that automatically records all MV stops and anything that happens when the emergency lights are on. I can also activate it manually whenever I want to.





I have seen many cases where it has saved the officer but I have also seen a few where it was improperly used to criticize the officer. In one case, the officer did nothing wrong but a corrupt chief (who was on a witch hunt because of his personal dislike for the officer) twisted reality around to find a way to unjustly criticize the officer.





Fortunately, it works for us more often than it works against us.
I'm not a police officer, but I think most would approve. Originally, the dashboard cameras were added to prove that someone was drunk during a stop, because in court the person will obviously be sober and contest the officer's account. It turns out these cameras tend to catch a lot more than just that, good and bad, and are very useful in recalling events, moreso than human's memory.
It is the Responsibility of the State to Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt the person has violated the law accused.





The in car camera and on body microphones are a necessary protection to both parties.





I believe the the vast majority of law enforcement officers are simply doing there job according to procedures trained.





However where the is power there is always abuse of that power.





Surveillance equipment has proven to be effective at catching this kind of corruption through out history on many different levels.





I think working cameras and body microphones should be mandatory standard issue to all law enforcement officials on duty , just as a gun , tazer , vehicle, and bulletproof vest should also be.





For those who really want to protect us from violating another I will support to protect them with every possible means technology has to offer .





But if these personnel abuse there power they should be dealt with by the peoples judgment , just as harshly as any other spy or terrorist activity .





I love my life and I want everyone to love theirs .
I m not a cop,but if nothing to hide should be no worry. I live by a city that the cops are always up to no good,and have dirty cops all the way to the judge. I think it is a great idea, I have already been harassed two times for no reason at all, pulled over no reason!


They have been known to pull people over to search them and their cars for no reason! My ,mom lives in that city and her neighbor a convicted drug dealer, also was dealing drugs with the cops and cops from another city. To make a long story short the neighbor moved, my dad had tapes on the neighbor, the police and court did not care then guy moved, my dad had to go to court on bogus reasons. I told him to not fight them , it is a lost cause. My parents are up right law abiding citizens, this is not exaggerated at all
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