It's such an obvious solution to so many things. The cop's uniform has a couple little cameras on it. One looking behind, one each side, a couple to the front. Recording from the moment you begin shift, always transmitting.
The dispatcher can see the video in realtime, meaning cops get help faster when they need it. The cop knows every move he makes is recorded from multiple angles, so he pulls less shit. The people know that talking to a cop is making a post to Judicial Youtube, so they moderate their hijinks a little and stop agitating the cops. The public knows that all this video exists for each patrolman on scene and will not tolerate the failure to produce it.
In every direction accountability goes up and the margin for bullshit goes down.
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Body Cams for Cops
The dispatcher can see the video in realtime, meaning cops get help faster when they need it.
The cop knows every move he makes is recorded from multiple angles, so he pulls less shit.
The people know that talking to a cop is making a post to Judicial Youtube, so they moderate their hijinks a little and stop agitating the cops.
The public knows that all this video exists for each patrolman on scene and will not tolerate the failure to produce it.
In every direction accountability goes up and the margin for bullshit goes down.
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