tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post8944333066992181582..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Hidden cost of body-worn camerasTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-87006890533765051982014-11-08T16:15:45.147-06:002014-11-08T16:15:45.147-06:00Director,
Is it legal for a citizen to record a po...Director,<br />Is it legal for a citizen to record a police officer during an encounter? <br /><br />For several years now when I am riding the motorcycle I have recorded trips when out and about. I have never been pulled over by a LEO when I had my camera recording but if that should happen can the officer legally ask me to stop recording in Nebraska?<br />Gun NutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-7028745432210190912014-11-03T16:20:20.876-06:002014-11-03T16:20:20.876-06:00Out of curiosity, these body cams would only be us...Out of curiosity, these body cams would only be used by officers, sergeants, and detectives? I think ALL law enforcement should be wearing these cameras for "protection". Including those who monitor and discipline based on the footage collected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-23062785704622515782014-11-03T07:31:15.294-06:002014-11-03T07:31:15.294-06:00Off subject, but wondering if you can tell me if p...Off subject, but wondering if you can tell me if police caught the "runner" they were looking for in my garage and yard about 2:30 this morning. I hope I didn't scare them too much when they were shining their flashlights in the back windows of my garage and I flipped the lights on in there.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-76904969421799307212014-11-02T16:47:24.449-06:002014-11-02T16:47:24.449-06:00Costs are not hidden if agencies take a well-panne...Costs are not hidden if agencies take a well-panned, long-term approach to evaluating whether body-worn cameras will solve current or future problems. I happen to believe that it is technology that communities will soon come to expect, or it may even be mandated by external governing bodies. Either way, agencies that don't do their homework now will pay the price later. To quote a great movie, "You can't stop what's coming, it ain't waiting on you." Tim Hegartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925002384493852257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-24554622508213810052014-11-02T15:49:10.092-06:002014-11-02T15:49:10.092-06:007:33 AM,
Absolutely correct. That's why I thi...7:33 AM,<br /><br />Absolutely correct. That's why I think you'd have to plan on replacing 1/3rd of the units in any given year. Wear-and-tear, plus obsolecence. Not only can policing be physical, but simple bumps and bruises from constant in-and-out alone takes its toll.<br /><br />Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-89602903977961243612014-11-02T07:33:48.846-06:002014-11-02T07:33:48.846-06:00You forgot to mention damage to the units during t...You forgot to mention damage to the units during the normal course of officer business. People fail to realize just how physical policing can be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-30480003629216526302014-10-31T12:28:56.720-05:002014-10-31T12:28:56.720-05:00Video evidence that helps destroy a single frivolo...Video evidence that helps destroy a single frivolous lawsuit could effectively pay for the entire annual cost of the entire program. There are good reasons LE often records video or audio of contacts with certain individuals who have a penchant for fabricating allegations of misconduct. This is the reason I as a citizen like BW cams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-31017202278636413412014-10-31T09:30:21.451-05:002014-10-31T09:30:21.451-05:00Another unintended drawback to Incar and eventuall...Another unintended drawback to Incar and eventually body cameras is juries now expect to see video evidence. If there is none, they tend to think the defendant has been set up and find them not guilty. In some places, it's so bad that if there is no video evidence, Prosecutors will not go to trial. We have to make people understand that every officer does not have video cameras and sometimes video does not capture what you want it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com