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Those things are in place to protect the average cop, a good guy. That those things are abused by the rare crazy person is irrelevant.
So the truth is BS? You want to monitor police because of corruption and the possibility them killing someone innocent.
By that measure, then socialist history proves the first we should monitor for such things would be socialist.
In other words, when it comes to corruption and death, socialist are the last people who should be pointing fingers at others.
The average cop isn't always a good guy.
I don't think you understand 'average'.
On a national scale?
cops should never be viewed at through a national level, that's bull****.
That's exactly how you ****ing skip over places like Shelton.
Says you.
The average cop, everywhere, is a good person. Just like any other group.
bull****.
Do you often demonize groups?
The point of my post is that police misconduct is not that rare and the stakes are high, which is why we need systems to keep them as accountable as possible.
Systems? Such as...?
Cameras on all officers and their cars, an open, independent citizen-controlled process for promptly addressing misconduct charges and administering discipline, retraining and firings, record keeping of police stops to prevent racial profiling, strict procedures for unbiased line-ups and other identification of suspects by witnesses, and strict procedures and video documentation of suspect interogations.
"We have created a reality based on fear where the terrorist, the gangster, and the police can take away your freedom, your sense of security at any time"
There are in fact a large number of instances where the story of the police differs from the story of the victim/suspect. The camera would say with certainty what happened. If the cop in Ferguson had been wearing a camera, it might have shown the kid beating up the police officer. It would have explained everything, and could have prevented all of this violence. In cities where cameras have been installed, there have been far less instances of excessive force lawsuits. That is good for budgets as well as for the public. Furthermore, cops report that people are less confrontational as well. Why? (a) if they do something illegal, they know there will be evidence, and (b) they will feel less threatened by the cop, because they know his actions are limited for the same reason.To read this thread, it sounds like all 900,000 cops in this country are out of control, bad people who need us watching them constantly with our big brothers.
I hope nobody who thinks they are so awful ever plans to call them in a time of need.
We have a few teachers that do bad things. Let's put cameras on all teachers. We have few fast food workers who urinate in the dishwashers and drop burgers on the floor. Lets make all fast food workers wear cameras. We have a few babysitters who hurt the children in their charge. Let's make all babysitters, nannies and day care workers wear cameras. We have a few mailmen who were caught tossing out mail. Let's make all mailmen wear cameras and have them mounted in their trucks.
FFS. The level of paranoia is amazing.
To read this thread, it sounds like all 900,000 cops in this country are out of control, bad people who need us watching them constantly with our big brothers.
I hope nobody who thinks they are so awful ever plans to call them in a time of need.
We have a few teachers that do bad things. Let's put cameras on all teachers. We have few fast food workers who urinate in the dishwashers and drop burgers on the floor. Lets make all fast food workers wear cameras. We have a few babysitters who hurt the children in their charge. Let's make all babysitters, nannies and day care workers wear cameras. We have a few mailmen who were caught tossing out mail. Let's make all mailmen wear cameras and have them mounted in their trucks.
FFS. The level of paranoia is amazing.
Some police are that bad. Most are good.Wow, the police sound like awful racist people who never do anything good or right.
Teachers dont wrongfully put people in jail at the telling of 1 lie.... Common man. You are equating dropping a burger on the ground to some cop putting a person behind bars wrongfully (or death) Your post is sooo illogical. All police wearing personal cams is very, very logical.
Your tactics are very lame.A few teachers have been caught abusing children. Fact. A FEW. Just like a FEW cops have made bad arrests. A FEW.
I hope you never have to call on the cops in a time of need. It sounds as if you think they are all bad people who need to be monitored like criminals. God forbid you need them.
Some police are that bad. Most are good.
Some people are that bad, too. Most are good.
We have laws and processes to protect the good people (to some degree), and to prosecute the relative few bad people. Right now police enjoy certain levels of immunity and presumed benefit of the doubt that the average person does not enjoy. Are you saying we shouldn't have equal protection of good people and good police from bad police?
There are in fact a large number of instances where the story of the police differs from the story of the victim/suspect. The camera would say with certainty what happened. If the cop in Ferguson had been wearing a camera, it might have shown the kid beating up the police officer. It would have explained everything, and could have prevented all of this violence. In cities where cameras have been installed, there have been far less instances of excessive force lawsuits. That is good for budgets as well as for the public. Furthermore, cops report that people are less confrontational as well. Why? (a) if they do something illegal, they know there will be evidence, and (b) they will feel less threatened by the cop, because they know his actions are limited for the same reason.
These cameras ensure fairness and safety, make our judicial system more efficient, and make our cops better cops and our citizens better citizens. It is a great idea, and I think every police department in the country should require its officers to wear cameras.
Wow, the police sound like awful racist people who never do anything good or right.
To read this thread, it sounds like all 900,000 cops in this country are out of control, bad people who need us watching them constantly with our big brothers.
I hope nobody who thinks they are so awful ever plans to call them in a time of need.
We have a few teachers that do bad things. Let's put cameras on all teachers. We have few fast food workers who urinate in the dishwashers and drop burgers on the floor. Lets make all fast food workers wear cameras. We have a few babysitters who hurt the children in their charge. Let's make all babysitters, nannies and day care workers wear cameras. We have a few mailmen who were caught tossing out mail. Let's make all mailmen wear cameras and have them mounted in their trucks.
FFS. The level of paranoia is amazing.
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