A large percentage was the latter, a lack evidence against the officers. Implying that there were a huge number of complaints that were merely crybaby bitches.
Many police departments actually already have these but it is going to take awhile before every agency has them. They are incredibly expensive for starters, not just initially getting them but there is also a lot of cost associated with storing the data.
Chicken and egg. Do the cops behave better when they are on camera or do those under arrest know they can't complain as their is video evidence of them resisting.
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That's not a good point.
That's an excellent point in my opinion.
My son is a police officer. He once pulled a guy over for drunk driving. The guy happen to be African-American. My son was behind him and he backed up and hit the patrol car. Later on he registered a complaint that my son hit him, and then called him all kinds of racial slurs. My sons camera in the patrol car and camera on his shoulder indicated he did no such thing.
So, I expect that the complaints going down are because it's harder to lodge a superficial complaint because there's evidence to the contrary. It seems less likely but not impossible that the cameras are causing the police to behave better.
If the 'fuck da police' mentality weren't so popular right now, I'd agree, but at this time it'd just look like the cops are giving up and admitting to being in the wrong, regardless of whether they actually are.
Now, rather than insulting me, dumbass, why not try considering the political implications of that.
That's an excellent point in my opinion.
So, I expect that the complaints going down are because it's harder to lodge a superficial complaint because there's evidence to the contrary. It seems less likely but not impossible that the cameras are causing the police to behave better.
It'd only encourage the people who regard cops as the bad guys.
Now, rather than insulting me, dumbass, why not try considering the political implications of that.