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QuestionableC

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6. The body camera movement may be dead on arrival

Reply to pipoman (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 09:57 PM

Jan 2015

Privacy advocates are pitching a fit and FOIing such broad requests that it is creating such an expense for the PDs to review the videos, redact the portions they're not allowed to release (criminal history radio traffic, juvenile and sex crime victim information, etc), that police departments are scrapping the programs. They simply can't afford the staff it takes to review the videos being mass requested.

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Anonymous-Requester-Turns-Police-Body-Camera-Programs-Upside-Down.html

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What reform of police policy/authority could be demanded and accomplished? [View all] pipoman Jan 2015 OP

Two further concrete proposals to supplement your otherwise excellent list: KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #1

I don't know if cities like Ferguson could actually fill pipoman Jan 2015 #2

For one thing... moondust Jan 2015 #3

i agree...though I don't really pipoman Jan 2015 #4

bump Trillo Jan 2015 #5

thanks for the bump pipoman Jan 2015 #8

The body camera movement may be dead on arrival QuestionableC Jan 2015 #6

We'll see. ..the police will do what the public demands pipoman Jan 2015 #7

Traffic cameras are mostly automated QuestionableC Jan 2015 #9