The PD in my city has dash and body cams. They seem to like it quite well, as it protects them in incidents like this. One story I heard was that a citizen was alleging one of our cops was cussing at him during a traffic stop, and did so in front of the judge during traffic court in a very huffy manner. Apparently the guy’s expression and demeanor changed markedly and immediately when the cop said “judge, I’d like to present this bodycam video of our interaction . . . “
Of course, it was the citizen who was cussing out the cop, and the cop was shown to be very professional.
Yeah, that guy didn’t get off light.
I know a cop here in NJ who was saved by his microphone when unassimilated savages made an allegation against him during a traffic stop; they had probably lived near missionaries at some point, because they understood that filing a police report could land them in trouble if they were proven to be lying, so they just mentioned it verbally in the police station. When the officer in charge informed them that the whole conversation had been recorded, the animals simply let it drop (and paid their ticket like adult Americans).