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Yeah, funny how well THAT worked. Joel Send a noteboard - 03/02/2012 02:59:17 AM
Police should be the ones with cameras on them, that they cannot tamper with, remove, edit, etc. Then if there are any claims of issues during the arrest, complaints, etc, all they have to do is check through the records and see what really happened. No editing, no propaganda, just the truth. Or as close to it as anyone's likely to come.

That said, while you raise some good points and people do abuse the power to video tape the police (just like they can abuse the power to video tape anyone), forbidding all video taping and recording of any sort is another sort of abuse. You can't justify one abuse because other potential abuses could have happened.

They put cameras on police cruisers to protect cops from claims of abuse, but gave cops the ability to turn them off at will. The pathetic thing is how many cops forgot to do so before committing some rather stunning crimes.
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Upcoming Chicago G8 Summit Focuses Attention on Illinois First Amendment Infringement - 03/02/2012 12:20:25 AM 1026 Views
police officiers have nothing to fear fromvideo taping? Sorry Joel but that is pure crap - 03/02/2012 01:01:51 AM 607 Views
There's a simple solution to this - 03/02/2012 02:38:05 AM 553 Views
Yeah, funny how well THAT worked. - 03/02/2012 02:59:17 AM 592 Views
would you take a job where your ever move was captured on tape? - 03/02/2012 02:59:46 AM 642 Views
I'm not asking them to wear them when they go home for the day - 03/02/2012 05:20:42 AM 565 Views
that is just Big Brother for thee but not for me - 03/02/2012 05:45:02 PM 626 Views
This started from the banning of video taping things happening in public - 03/02/2012 08:22:22 PM 581 Views
There are lots of jobs like that - 03/02/2012 06:19:21 AM 594 Views
and how many of those cameras are controlled by activist looking to smear them? - 03/02/2012 05:35:32 PM 675 Views
Isn't this already the case with many police officers / departments? - 03/02/2012 01:02:25 PM 502 Views
As joel pointed those cameras have off switches - 03/02/2012 06:02:51 PM 626 Views
I have a job that does that. *NM* - 03/02/2012 04:37:44 PM 207 Views
a lot of jobs monitor and area but very an individual to wear a camera *NM* - 03/02/2012 05:47:59 PM 210 Views
Movie projectionists do. *NM* - 04/02/2012 12:20:21 AM 163 Views
i can't tell if you're making a point or just stupid.... - 03/02/2012 02:42:11 AM 534 Views
The pepper spraying? That is the best you can do? - 03/02/2012 02:54:43 AM 781 Views
OK I see the problem and it is rampant ignorance - 03/02/2012 04:33:47 AM 617 Views
I think we could find a middle ground - 03/02/2012 06:06:32 AM 500 Views
I can sign on for all of that. - 03/02/2012 06:57:54 AM 608 Views
I agree there should be some middle ground - 03/02/2012 05:26:33 PM 539 Views
unfortunately most cops seem to want a double standard - 03/02/2012 02:39:01 AM 525 Views
Ah; I did not realize the SCOTUS had overturned that. - 03/02/2012 03:05:12 AM 473 Views
9-0 decision -- where were you? - 03/02/2012 06:53:56 AM 582 Views
Um, Norway? - 03/02/2012 07:08:11 AM 548 Views
Well, public or private, one does not leave one's right to privacy at the door - 03/02/2012 05:19:12 PM 512 Views
That is an unnervingly good point. - 03/02/2012 07:13:48 PM 551 Views

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