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It really is time to have cameras recording police activity at
all times, for the protection of everybody involved.
Cop cams are not a new idea, but I think it should be made
such a part of being a cop that when you graduate the
academy, you have your badge/cam pinned onto you and
officially
turned on as part of the ceremony.
Squeeze two switches on opposite sides of the badge to
turn the camera on. A slight vibration lets the cop know it's
recording and prevents him forgetting it's on when going to
the bathroom or having private conversation un-related to
his work. Cops have privacy rights too, but not when they're
preforming their duty.
I think it would also be beneficial to the situation to have
the cop walk up and make what would be a very clear
gesture of turning on the badge-cam. The message would
be clear: "This is all being recorded for your protection as
well as mine, so let's all behave in front of the camera."
Vibrating badge cam
https://www.dropbox...n3/Police-Badge.jpg
[doctorremulac3, Aug 16 2014]
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Knowing when the cop turned the camera on or off would end up in court. A time/date/location stamp would save a lot of work. |
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Instead of looking for the courthouse clock in the video and timing the video until he pushes open the stall door at the doughnut shop or similar methods, a date/time/location stamp would make the telling easier. |
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It would makes some kinds of lying harder. |
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Hey... anything you say and do could now be used "for" you instead of being declared hearsay by prosecutors. |
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Can we have this for surgery as well? |
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//It would makes some kinds of lying harder.// |
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Now I know they have dash cams, lapel cams, cams
on glasses but I don't know why it's not standardized. |
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I think it should be something you wear proudly as an
important tool to keep the peace. You get your gun
and your cam. Got sort of a ying/yang vibe to it. |
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"We're giving you great power" (hands the gun to the
officer) "And great responsibility" (hands them the
badge cam) |
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Something needs to be done, it's rather apparent. + |
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//when the cop turned the camera on or off//
There's your problem right there. - |
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Wonder if I should patent the vibrating part. I think
the Wolfcom product with the vibrating feature to
remind the cop that it's on should be standard issue.
It really does look like a great product. |
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Putting myself in the cop's place, I'd have a problem
wearing a camera that might be on when I didn't
know it as would anybody. The vibrating feature
would give a clear indication to the cop that it was
recording. Having to look down to check a light
means taking your eyes off the subject which is bad.
Notice when cops get
out of a car they never look down when they put
their baton in their holster? They're trained to do it
that way. Eyes on the subject at all times. |
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And forget about JUST recording, send a live feed
back to the station so the interaction can be watched
in real time. If a situation occurred where the officer
needed backup the station could call for it
immediately since they're seeing the situation unfold
live. |
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It could be a double-edged sword, forcing officers to be active and unforgiving more or less constantly. |
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Why just cops? This would be good for everyone. We
should all be accountable. Brother's keeper and all. |
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//It could be a double-edged sword, forcing officers
to be active and unforgiving more or less
constantly.// |
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You know, that's a good point. You can forget about
talking yourself out of that speeding ticket or having
the cop tell you to grind that joint into the dirt. |
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Still, if it can prevent having an angry riot every
couple of years. |
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// You can forget about talking yourself out of that
speeding ticket // I don't think that is true. I think
cops are generally allowed (and encouraged) to give
a little grace as appropriate. Documenting this
might allow supervisors to give some feedback so
that the amount of grace is more uniform from cop
to cop. |
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Because they are public servants who have been given special powers, the abuse of which has been shown to result in immediate life-changing consequences for their employer (i.e., members of the public). |
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// You can forget about talking yourself out of
that speeding ticket // |
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No one's going to review every minute of every
hour of every officer's footage. In fact, I have no
problem with
the footage being sealed normally. But the
moment there's an incident, it becomes unsealed. |
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If you insist on giving the officer the ability to
turn it off, then a lack of footage of a given
incident should be considered a significant factor
indicating guilt on the part of the officer. |
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Absolutely, if you shoot somebody and your camera was off you better have a very good reason. Like there was a bullet hole in it. |
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They had gun-cameras in WW2 fighter aircraft. Shirley
we can have a little camera on the gun which starts
image collection when there's a finger on the trigger? |
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Live feedback? Wow would this clutter the airwaves, and create its own security issues, as would recordings. Would you want a rent-a-cop to wear one of these, and broadcast the inner workings of whatever location they happen to be guarding? |
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Perhaps, but there's no reason I can think of that you wouldn't have a camera on the gun that starts when it's pulled out of the holster. |
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