[kearnyirish2]

Certain groups that clamored for those body cams will be clamoring to have them removed; a cop friend was saved from allegations of racial slurs by a microphone on his tie. No charges against the false accuser, of course...

[Spktyr]

The more honest of the racially driven groups do correctly point to two things -

1. That *some* departments and officers *have* been proven to be doing exactly what they were accused of.
2. That many marginal officers will not misbehave if they know they are being watched.

And say that the cameras should stay or be expanded in scope. However, this isn’t common for the usual large groups that are just using these issues as a springboard to power and money.

[Spktyr]

This was an incident in Texas in 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTv5VkX_T8o

It does help if the state’s laws get updated - many states’ laws don’t seem to recognize that people would make false reports.

https://www.waxahachietx.com/news/20191015/bipartisan-texas-bill-closes-loophole-in-false-report-statute-after-woman-gets-away-with-debunked-rape-claim-against-trooper

Another exhibit for why officers should not be able to turn off cameras:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89eBpcuYio