Posted on 12/25/2014 5:52:43 AM PST by walford
The police officer who shot and killed a man on Tuesday in Berkeley, Missouri, was given a body camera but it was not activated at the time of the shooting, officials said today.
The shooting sparked new unrest in a region already reeling following an August police shooting a few miles away in Ferguson. About 200 to 300 protesters gathered at the gas station where Tuesday night's shooting happened.
When asked whether he was concerned that the officer's body cam was not activated, Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins said he was "not concerned."
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Black lives will matter when their lives matter to themselves sufficiently that they refrain from committing acts of violence upon others.
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Thank you for making my point for me. You have made it much easier to understand what I was trying to say.
He should be an EX-COP immediately if not sooner!!!
“Politicians must have body camera’s also.”
Win.
The gist of all this is that black thugs should be able to commit any crime they want. They lack the cultural competence to be held responsible for their actions, and cops should let themselves be beaten or shot, and otherwise look away. A body camera wouldn’t make any difference.
Body cam on Slick Willy? It could only be shown in an adult theater.
They are trying REAL hard to make this thug an angel...ain’t gonna happen.
No body cam?
So what?
“The only way to solve the “camera not on” problem is to require that LEOs only carry sidearms that have a bluetooth link to the camera.
Camera not on, gun not shoot!
Same for Tazers.”
After all, chivalry is more important than anything.
The key malfunction is that less-than-1% of LEOs that believe they have a right to brutalize whomever they chose, that give the rest an undeserved name.
A camera to weapon link could be made Mil Spec robust without difficulty.
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