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951-Riverside

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14. THIS is what I keep telling people about body cams!

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 12:31 PM

Sep 2014

Without accountability, they are utterly useless. They are nothing more than a scam to make the Taser corp even richer.

The same cops gunning people down arent going to turn them on and if cops are never held accountable for turning them on then you have nothing more than a paperweight.

Only the good cops will voluntarily have every aspect of their on-duty life recorded and they will be the first to be fired the moment they drop a pen wrong.

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Ferguson Police Dept ---"Body Camera OFF" [View all] kpete Sep 2014 OP

Self inflicted. bravenak Sep 2014 #1

Definitely suspicious. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #4

Exactly. bravenak Sep 2014 #11

Our world turned upside down the day that lying became permissible among law enforcement agents. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #18

When cops and criminals do the same things, but only the non cops are held accountable. bravenak Sep 2014 #20

I've said for many many years now that Gman Sep 2014 #23

You have been correct for many years. bravenak Sep 2014 #26

And generally they're well paid Gman Sep 2014 #51

The movie "CSA" does a great job with that, and the show "Cops" if the south had won the civil war. arcane1 Sep 2014 #35

I gotta see that one now. Sound delightfully dreadful. My kinda film. bravenak Sep 2014 #36

That's a great way to describe it! arcane1 Sep 2014 #38

I agree, these differing stories along with a body camera turned off are suspicious. DrewFlorida Sep 2014 #28

Right?!? bravenak Sep 2014 #32

That might be somewhat hard to do without leaving powder burns Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #5

Unless he had an accomplice. randome Sep 2014 #6

Interesting thought, but that might be somewhat dicy. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #8

Or they didn't check for evidence to back his story in th first place. Kber Sep 2014 #12

Or they didn't test until 4 hours after the report. randome Sep 2014 #17

I hope they save the clothing for testing. bravenak Sep 2014 #13

I agree that the whole story is fishy as hell, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #19

They are trying to prove that they're in danger too! bravenak Sep 2014 #22

Ya know, having made the acquaintance of 3 AK bullets in Vietnam, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #27

Yes. Huge plot hole, but I am changing my story now. bravenak Sep 2014 #30

I was already wondering about the alleged suspect. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #34

Is it just me, or are their stories in need of a good fiction author? bravenak Sep 2014 #39

The scariest thing for me isn't really Ferguson. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #44

Yup! They are trying to prove they are in danger, bravenak. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #37

Hell no! That money making scheme is their bread and butter. bravenak Sep 2014 #40

Monopoly isn't just the name of a board game anymore. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #49

That's whst I'm thinking. Gman Sep 2014 #21

You too? Glad other people see how strange this all seems. bravenak Sep 2014 #24

I'm betting that GSR tests Feral Child Sep 2014 #47

Or it was shut off so he could take a shot at somebody giftedgirl77 Sep 2014 #52

Wait, wait--It was just one burglar, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #2

fire his ass. if not a technical issue he did not know about, then all other explanations, fire his seabeyond Sep 2014 #3

+1 In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #7

I'm with you. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #9

turning off the camera should be grounds for automatic dismissal no appeals. seabeyond Sep 2014 #10

He or She isnt going to be fired. Period. 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #16

THIS is what I keep telling people about body cams! 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #14

There are ways to address that as a matter of policy . . . markpkessinger Sep 2014 #43

This admission really adds to my suspicions. logosoco Sep 2014 #15

Do we even have a description of the suspect, so that people can be on the lookout for him? arcane1 Sep 2014 #41

I haven't heard a thing! nt logosoco Sep 2014 #42

Yeah -- he's BLACK!!!! FourScore Sep 2014 #46

Never trust the cops. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #25

Very fishy story. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #29

Are you allowed to turn it off when you use the lavatory? n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #31

Yes. bravenak Sep 2014 #33

Why? Feral Child Sep 2014 #48

I work with cameras on me all day and night Not Sure Sep 2014 #45

Wow, I am so glad I don't live in a fucked up area like Ferguson. Rex Sep 2014 #50

"St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman, a police spokesman, said he did not know why the locdlib Sep 2014 #53