Comments on: Chief Responds To Copper Cameras Question

By: Zippo

Zippo — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 02:51:43 +0000

Yes, It’s for real:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/08/telescreen/

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:31:12 +0000

Yes, it’s for real:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-plan-to-track-drivers-went-much-wider-new-documents-reveal/ar-AA8J9kW

By: Zippo

Zippo — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:39:35 +0000

Has the Top copper been gagged by the ultra-liberal mayor or some other factor?

While we are at it, Ask him if the NSA will be sharing surveillance data with police from the new blimps they are raising over America. Last week’s funding bill made any data collection anywhere on anyone in America completely legal.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:45:56 +0000

Im not the one who used edit Dave.. the top cop is… It would be great if we did not need this… but… the actions of as you have said a few have put the integrity of the many is serious serious question. Questions that need ALOT of transparency and some outside not beholden supervision. We all know power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:57:03 +0000

why are the cops editing the tapes??? not much use having a tape when they make sure you only see what they want seen

EDITOR NOTE–Don’t believe tapes are “edited.” There may be times when data is “redacted” to protect privacy, juveniles, security etc. Review of data requests has become an industry in itself.

By: Audius

Audius — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:01:50 +0000

Cameras would eliminate the overt maipulation of audio-only recordings by law enforcement. No more would police begin repeating “stop resisting…stop resisting…stop resisting” and jerking individuals around to create the impression of a struggle that the judge and/or jury thinks was initiated by a combative “subject” as described in self-serving police reports, which prosecutors and judges give too much credibiity. We could REALLY see whether the “subject had glossy and bloodshot eyes…” and whether they REALLY failed field sobriety tests, were distraught/out-of-control, and whatever the hell “acting suspiciously” means.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:25:58 +0000

Seems like a state law specific to police cams would be appropriate to have requests made only by attorneys in the discovery process.

Also seems like this “bridge” should have already been built.

By: Dave Kangas

Dave Kangas — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:12:14 +0000

I appreciate the public records response issue. That is an issue to be thought out. There are times when scenes, incidents, interviews really do not belong out in the public domain.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:55:57 +0000

Cameras: Chief, That’s not much money compared to your big picture. Which leads to another question: What is the size of the BPD total budget compared to the total budget of the city? And where would you cut the budget if forced to do so to buy the cameras? For example, would you cut the free car perc?