So I see now that those cams on cops won't mean nothing.

[SummerSnow]

[lapfog_1]

1. yup - n/t

[cwydro]

2. Good point. nt

[951-Riverside]

3. +1 I've been saying this for awhile now

Without accountability cameras won't do jack shit except make the Taser Corp wealthier and the unintended consequences is people will be less inclined to talk to cops because of the camera in their face and cops are going to become much colder and robotic out of fear that their bosses could use any and every single thing they say from archived footage as leverage to kick them off the force if they don't go along with the program (usually the bosses are the most corrupt and vicious).

OTOH when a cop is doing something really bad they'll just not turn on the camera or make sure the battery doesnt get charged like Mary Hawk's killer did at Albuquerque PD a few months ago or smash the recording device like Officer Vince Mater did in Fullerton. Criminals will always beat whatever system in place.

Body cameras are not an end all solution when it comes to police brutality. If the Kelly Thomas murder didnt wake people up I don't know what will.

We can talk cameras after we talk about accountability.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5429436

[SomethingFishy]

4. Yeah I argued that point in the past...

and the fact that we even have to think about doing it tells us how fucked we are.


That said, it can't make it any worse.

[MineralMan]

5. If cops who kill black men with no cause don't get

indicted, even when there is clear video, cameras aren't going to make much difference. Very sad and anger-producing. There is a much bigger problem in place. Much bigger.

[SummerSnow]

8. Yeah, racism.

All the training, cameras, etc won't change a racist.

[immoderate]

6. Agreed. A few prosecutions would preclude the need...

... which will otherwise have no affect.

--imm

[Baitball Blogger]

7. We still need those cam clips because they'll make a prima facie case to support the loss

of confidence in our police force, the court system and our government.

[kentuck]

9. Not really...

Just a show. It's out of control.

[uppityperson]

10. It will mean something. It'll mean people can see for themselves how cops kill with impunity and lie

about the reasons they do so.

[NCTraveler]

11. They would mean a lot. nt.

[uponit7771]

12. fuckin wow... fuckin wow...

[HappyMe]

13. Actually, they would mean a lot.

The more cases of murder and brutality caught on camera, the more people become disgusted - then something might get done.

The cops and the prosecutors need to be held accountable.