Quote Originally Posted by Baselinepunk View Post
"Can't believe body cameras on cops aren't mandatory in every department nation-wide,... [[Especially in departments with a noticeable African American population)."


As we have seen recently, body cams do have a way of "failing" right near the time they are most needed . . ..
Do the body cams have microphones? I'm thinking of the situation in Minnesota [[not saying this is what happened as we clearly don't have the facts yet). Suppose the driver informs the officer he's carrying a gun. The officer then asks him to put his hands on the dash. The driver then says he's just getting his i.d. first. As he continues to reach for his i.d. the officer shoots him. Even with bodycams and even with microphones there can be lots of grey in these situations.