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SFD8-4-0 t1_j6af8bs wrote

Reply to comment by maggot_flavored in A Statement from Commissioner and Colonel Concerning the Memphis, Tenn. Incident (released 01/27/2023 7:57 pm) by BobbyBuzz008

I'm in favor of body cams, but I can see why they aren't always a good thing. Cops interact with people in all kinds of situations. For instance if someone you cared about was hurt or killed in a car wreck, would you want footage of that ending up online? As long as there is a recording, there is a possibility of that recording being made public.

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maggot_flavored t1_j6ao4op wrote

I’ll take that risk knowing cops can’t break the law and abuse their power.

The chance of that happening is a lot lower and well worth the possibility of a cop being a complete piece of shit

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SFD8-4-0 t1_j6aql84 wrote

You remember when Kobe Bryant died in that helicopter crash, and assholes posted pics of the victims online? It's shit like that I don't want family members to have to deal with. Any it's pretty obvious that cops ARE breaking the law even with the cameras.

Like I said, on the whole cameras are a good thing, point is that they might not always be a good thing.

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maggot_flavored t1_j6atbyn wrote

Im still not going to budge on that opinion that no matter what all cops should have body cams, and they should not be controlled by the cops. Can’t turn them off or tamper with them. Third party controlled.

After all, it’s my tax dollars paying these clowns

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