Comments on: Should cops wear cameras? https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/08/cops-wear-cameras/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:57:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: AlanO https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/08/cops-wear-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-301047 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:57:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=47694#comment-301047 Let me give you my perspective as a prosecutor. A few years ago I would have said that it’s a nice idea but impractical due to the cost considerations. Today it is a nice idea that is doable for a department with a decent budget. Within a couple years it is going to be considered mandatory. Cameras are getting better and cheaper all the time. More importantly, data storage is getting cheaper even faster. There are enormous record retention issues so there have to be decisions made on how long video is kept if there is no immediate evidentiary need.

The body cameras will protect the police and citizens. We will quickly get to the point that a police officer is a sensor platform.

]]> By: Paul https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/08/cops-wear-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-301035 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:27:35 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=47694#comment-301035 I believe they should but the footage should be carefully handled. Sometimes they end up in situations where people would have some right to privacy. If they are recording inside someone’s home and the footage isn’t needed as evidence of any crime, it should not be stored indefinitely.

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