re: #211 Rightwingconspirator

And this folks is why police need to wear contour cams on the uniform. The dashcam ain’t gettin it done.

I agree pretty much but there has to be a way to not use them at certain times. The Police unions don’t want them for multiple reasons some of which are valid objections. Personal privacy when they aren’t dealing with the public for one, getting witness statements and talking to informants for another.

But giving the officer the option of turning the device off when not needed means that some events will not be recorded either because the incident came as a surprise to the officer or because he…”forgot”…to turn it on. Any law mandating their use would have to include a way to shield their contents from random FOIA requests and fishing expiditions that would withstand constitutional challenge.