Posted on 04/30/2015 9:18:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Mobile Justice app is unique in the sense that it will allow videos captured by the app to be preserved in the case police seize or destroy the device.
The ACLU of Northern California launched a free cell phone recording app Thursday which would allow people to record and send videos to their local ACLU affiliates when they feel their rights are being violated by police.
The app comes as protests decrying police violence are taking over the country, most recently for the controversial death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died after suffering a spinal cord injury in Baltimore.
Freddie Gray Investigation in Hands of Young Prosecutor The Mobile Justice app is unique in the sense that it will allow videos captured by the app to be preserved in the case police seize or destroy the device.
“The concerns over police practices, including racial profiling and excessive use of force, are very real for communities across the state,” said Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California. “This app will help serve as a check on abuse — whether by police officers, sheriff’s deputies, border patrol, or other officials — allowing ordinary citizens to record and document any interaction with law enforcement.”
Car Lands in Bay After Crash With Maserati The app, which can be downloaded through Apple's App store or Google Play, lets users register, record, witness and report interactions with law enforcement officials, ACLU said.
“From Rodney King to Walter Scott, we’ve seen video bring police abuse into public view that otherwise could have gone ignored,” said Peter Bibring, director of police practices at the ACLU SoCal. “Helping the public record law enforcement will help deter misconduct and document abuse when it does happen, so both officers and the criminal justice system can be held accountable.”
Video of a police officer shooting Walter Scott in South Carolina when Scott appeared to be unarmed shocked the entire nation and sparked protests. The officer involved in the incident was later charged with murder.
Blind squirrel ping!
Not sure this is all good or all bad but cent most cellphones record video already?
They didn’t have phone cameras when Obama’s son pulled my friends gun out of the holster in the precincts men’s room and shot him three times. He barely survived. Maybe 28 years ago.
I know it’s their job to be super tolerant and patient, but how many of us could put up with seeing the worst of human nature for eight hours a day and keep our composure, in our twenties no less.
I just drove a cab and I was disgusted with what I saw.
I bet intellectuals never saw a bad neighborhood in their life, except on TV maybe.
I’m sure the app doesn’t just record, but also uploads automatically to the ACLU server with time and location stamps.
Career choices are made when we’re too young to do them wisely. I decided against psychiatry because of all the troubled people I’d have to associate with. Many people avoid law because of all the crooks and criminals they have to deal with (both as clients and associates, they say) who you spend your time with is very important in your life.
It’s uploaded in real time to a remote server where the video can’t be seized at the time of an incident.
I would agree....it’s uploading immediately. The cops are usually stupid enough to walk up to someone filming and demand they erase the video....thus thinking they’ve ‘fixed’ the situation and prevented any corrective action on their stupidity or protected their buddy. The smartphone gives you the power to film and transmit...with some civil rights lawyer gazing at the video within minutes.
If you ask me...it’s a game-changer. Imagine some cop arriving back at the station an hour after the confrontation, and there’s already a lawyer calling and asking for the guy’s suspension.
Oh I see. That makes good sense. Thanks!
good, these should be used in planned parenthood clinics, abortion clinics, and SEIU meetings, and to record gays discriminating against heterosexuals, and and and...
Still searching fruitlessly for what type of film I’m supposed to use in my cell phone.
There ARE some bad cops. And it’s not always racism. It can be just a bullying attitude or outright corruption seeking to steal innocent peoples’ money or possessions etc. the police need to clean up their own house ASAP. Even if it’s just ten percent bad cops, they’re destroying the public respect and willingness to cooperate — ungood!
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You mean you colleagues? ;)
They’d be included for sure yes
I hope he was caught?
What about color?
Is there an app for that?
This (and some other apps that have popped up recently) upload the video to a central server as they record so if the cops confiscate or destroy your phone the video evidence is still intact.
Sounds like a good idea. Thanks.
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