I’m with ya. But the body cam isn’t any different than the dashcam. The dashcam is/was instrumental in keeping a lot of cops out of trouble when the drunk or whoever makes complaints.
When I was in local law enforcement, our DUI cars were the only ones with them.
Just a sign of the times. More technology. More accountability. And more importantly, more deniability on the part of the dept’s and governments to be able to throw a cop under the bus for failing to follow an SOP.
But at the end of the day, these units(while definitely needed) are way overused. And they get too amped up on this “officer safety - so I can do what I want as long as I go home” stuff. If someone needs a punch in the face, than by all means do it. But when you hear of them hitting the wrong doors, killing innocents at the wrong location, that’s just not good.