tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post793459217785188850..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Every phone is a cameraTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-31314577788867597112011-03-30T10:57:06.454-05:002011-03-30T10:57:06.454-05:0012:36
I agree with you. There are millions of law...12:36<br /><br />I agree with you. There are millions of law enforcement interactions with the public annually. Ambiguous cameras record thousands of those interactions. And every year there are about two cases captured where officers acted badly. Thanks to the watchdogs.<br /><br />256Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-54450320869073726672011-03-30T01:34:34.796-05:002011-03-30T01:34:34.796-05:00"Some media outlets received copies of the ph..."Some media outlets received copies of the photo but did not use it."<br /><br />I'm sure media outlets don't hear this often, but I would like to say THANK YOU to them for doing the right thing in what is likely a very competitive market.David Bratzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-44200423267976041822011-03-30T00:39:21.367-05:002011-03-30T00:39:21.367-05:00I'm under the understanding that Nebraska is a...I'm under the understanding that Nebraska is a one parity consent state (it can be you) and being in public there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.<br /><br />http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=86-290<br /><br />86-290. Unlawful acts; penalty.<br /><br />(c) It is not unlawful under sections 86-271 to 86-295 for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication when such person is a party to the communication or when one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-23228991179913096392011-03-30T00:36:17.502-05:002011-03-30T00:36:17.502-05:00The advent of ambiguous cameras not controlled by ...The advent of ambiguous cameras not controlled by law enforcement has become one of the best was for citizens to protect them self from unjust prosecution and hold law enforcement accountable of there action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-16626044061434432682011-03-29T17:55:01.973-05:002011-03-29T17:55:01.973-05:00Chief,
Thanks, that's ~25x (twenty-five times...Chief,<br /><br />Thanks, that's ~25x (twenty-five times) our rate; it's even worse than I thought in STL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-38261122267031352182011-03-29T16:29:02.952-05:002011-03-29T16:29:02.952-05:001:58 and 4:07,
These data are for the CITY of St....1:58 and 4:07,<br /><br />These data are for the CITY of St. Louis, not the metropolitan area, from the most recent edition of the FBI uniform crime reports.<br /><br />2009 Population: 355,208<br />2009 Murders: 143<br />2009 Murder Rate: 40.26 per 100K<br /><br />For Lincoln:<br /><br />2009 Population: 254,438<br />2009 Murders: 4<br />2009 Murder Rate: 1.57 per 100K<br /><br /><br /><br />4:10,<br /><br />Standard issue now.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-19038262998499493992011-03-29T16:10:01.379-05:002011-03-29T16:10:01.379-05:00Chief,
Are there now enough LPD-property digital ...Chief,<br /><br />Are there now enough LPD-property digital cameras to go around, or are you still sometimes ferrying them to where they are needed, similar to PBTs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-65973612157774469582011-03-29T16:07:32.575-05:002011-03-29T16:07:32.575-05:001:58
"St. Louis is approx 15 times as large ...1:58<br /><br />"St. Louis is approx 15 times as large as Lincoln (3 million in metro area), so the increased numbers are expected"<br /><br />No, I didn't say the number of murders was higher, although it is - I said the murder <b>RATE</b> is 18-20x higher. Reading is fundamental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-67531332890432680172011-03-29T15:26:55.627-05:002011-03-29T15:26:55.627-05:00Amen @ 1:57! Some of the stuff that is seen by LE...Amen @ 1:57! Some of the stuff that is seen by LEO's is not to be believed and THAT is the main reason we don't disseminate those types of photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-39526836205479799702011-03-29T13:58:47.633-05:002011-03-29T13:58:47.633-05:00To Anon 11:57 - St. Louis is approx 15 times as l...To Anon 11:57 - St. Louis is approx 15 times as large as Lincoln (3 million in metro area), so the increased numbers are expected. Plus, I doubt it's any easier to get hired by STLPD. Most PD's operate about the same. A SWAT officer took a cell phone pic of something most people never have to deal with seeing in their natural lives. Not much different than a patrol officer taking a photo of a bad car vs. motorcycle wreck, or the media taking a photo of the same. We are all only human, and chosen to do a job that forces us to deal with some tragic stuff - unfortunately, sometimes the callousness that becomes necessary to function in the environment which we are in nightly, makes snapping a pic of a dead body seem not much different than taking the photo of the deer, or a fish they caught.<br />More of a "holy crap, that really happened" kind of moment, memorialized with a picture. With that being said, sending that picture out into cyberspace, is a big lapse in judgement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-10373071472794732552011-03-29T13:36:05.795-05:002011-03-29T13:36:05.795-05:00what are the laws regarding the taping of someone ...what are the laws regarding the taping of someone in public or at work? is it harrassment? can I subpeona their phone to find where that video went?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-80184702067800498602011-03-29T13:08:19.571-05:002011-03-29T13:08:19.571-05:0011:57-
I don't have any reason to believe tha...11:57-<br /><br />I don't have any reason to believe that. A critical lapse of judgement can happen in any department, and my purpose for posting this was not to impugn St. Louis, rather I was hoping to forewarn other police officers of the hazard of collecting or disseminating photos collected at incident scenes.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-75775605115382618672011-03-29T11:57:36.798-05:002011-03-29T11:57:36.798-05:00I'd just mention the word "professionalis...I'd just mention the word "professionalism". I also bet it's a bit easier to be hired by the STLPD than it is to be hired at LPD. As you've stated before, quality attracts quality. The other side of that is that lower quality also attracts lower quality.<br /><br />As a trivia bit, isn't STL's murder rate something like 18-20x that of Lincoln? No, that's not East STL, which has a murder rate over double that of STL, somewhere in the 80+/100K range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-18256807527272625632011-03-29T08:29:02.928-05:002011-03-29T08:29:02.928-05:00Something tells me this was not an evidentiary pho...Something tells me this was not an evidentiary photo. <br /><br />Here as is the case with all social media, once you put it out there you have no control of where it goes or who gets to see it. And it will always be traced back to the originator.<br /><br />Car 54Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com