A Baltimore police officer accidentally recorded himself planting drugs

Re:A Baltimore police officer accidentally recorded himself ... by matthewmacleod on Thursday July 20, 2017 @08:49AM (#14811995)

Just off the top of my head, it's very easy to see how some tense scenarios could be escalated were a camera recording, or how some individuals would be much less likely to cooperate or provide information to officers where they are being recorded.

I do appreciate that it's complex though - we can ask what the point of cameras is if they're not recording, which is reasonable, but there are also plausible scenarios where they could cause problems.

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Re:A Baltimore police officer accidentally recorded himself ... by pixl97 on Thursday July 20, 2017 @08:59AM (#14812045)

From most police camera trials, people are much less likely to escalate situations when they know they are on police camera. This includes both the cops and the suspects.

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Re:A Baltimore police officer accidentally recorded himself ... by matthewmacleod on Thursday July 20, 2017 @09:26AM (#14812227)

Oh, I completely agree generally – don't get me wrong. But I'm also aware I'm not actually in those situations myself, and that this is still a relatively new practice. I'm personally quite in favour of the concept – but still think it's important not be blasé in ignoring any input from actual officers that contradicts my personal assumption.

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