Police Officers Seek Right Not To Be Recorded 1123
linzeal writes "When the police act as though cameras were the equivalent of guns pointed at them, there is a sense in which they are correct. Cameras have become the most effective weapon that ordinary people have to protect against and to expose police abuse. And the police want it to stop. Judges, juries, and legislatures support the police overwhelmingly on this issue, with only a few cases where those accused of 'shooting' the cops being vindicated through the courts."
This reminds me of... (Score:5, Funny)
When teachers didn't want to be tested as they claimed that testing was a poor indicator of someone ability. Go Figure.
Re:The steady slide to Police State continues (Score:5, Funny)
Now take away their American Idol
Can that really be done??? Please?? Can you do it??
Re:The steady slide to Police State continues (Score:1, Funny)
Hmmmm . . . an armed revolution because the police don't want to be videotaped.
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Re:Exactly. It's not like law enforcement can be (Score:2, Funny)
Couldn't you just have said they have tiny genitals?
Until then, it's one more example of the way in which cops are increasingly generally subpar people, recruited from the less educated and less successful demographics of society, eager to hold a gun, and drawn to the profession precisely because they feel powerless in other areas of their life as a result of their general lack of merit, and thus need to abuse citizens in order to compensate for this lack.
Re:Let Them (Score:3, Funny)
The system is happy to hide the occasional act of injustice (and punish those who expose them) because the public's trust in the institution is vital to its continued functioning. It's paradoxical, unfair, illogical... and true.
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
Re:Your camera has been deactivated due to (Score:4, Funny)
Achievement Unlocked: Submissive
And DO NOT warn about a tornado during a finale... (Score:5, Funny)
YouTube link to the irate caller who didn't like them to interrupt the season finale with a tornado warning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJdhmsfbPg&feature=player_embedded/ [youtube.com]
I fully agree with the police (Score:2, Funny)
I agree with the police and the courts. Police should be protected from recordings from the public. People don't think of the repercussions.
The officers that beat up Rodney King were clearly acting in self defense. There would be no other reason for the many blows with batons. These were upstanding officers. The camera did them injustice because they were clearly in the right. I think Mr. King had a bazooka strung on his back, or maybe it was an M16 under his sock. These are just minor details anyways. These were all things the officers saw and the camera really didn't pick up well anyways.
Tazering teenagers, senior citizens, mentally ill people there's nothing wrong with that.
This video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4097602514885833865# [google.com] demonstates that interviews with police officers can easily be taken out of context. They are clearly acting in your best interest. Afterall, in these interviews, they may be able to have you admit to crimes you weren't aware of. This is clearly in your and your neighbor's best interests - it helps keep crime rates down.
Re:Obvious abuse of power (Score:2, Funny)
Ever tried to subdue someone on PCP? Six police with batons sometimes can't slow them down.
I hear that fast moving pieces of lead are moderately effective at slowing them down.....
Re:If they don't want to be recorded they are hidi (Score:1, Funny)
The Police, in all their forms throughout the ages, have always been the most visible aspect of abusive Authority.
Really? When Sting said "Don't stand so close to me", I didn't realize I was compelled to oblige. Poor Roxanne, they must have put her away for a long time.
Re:The steady slide to Police State continues (Score:2, Funny)
I've been completely happy with my interactions with cops here in the US. Every time I've been pulled over (for legitimate speeding) the cop was polite and nice, didn't throw his authority around.
You must be white.
Re:The steady slide to Police State continues (Score:4, Funny)
I think this discussion here in the forum fails to recognize the other side of this issue. How would you feel if, while carrying out your duties of your job, your actions were monitored? What if certain people in your organization then had the ability to look at the result of that and assess your performance? How would you like to be periodically evaluated?
You wouldn't be able to get away with nuthin'!