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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 04:56 PM Sep 2020

Of course Trump does not want Police to wear body cams, he thinks they are his militia against BLM

Trump struggles with police body camera question at Kenosha event: ‘Well, that’s, uh, very interesting’

While attending a round table in support of law enforcement, the president was asked if he favored the use of body cameras.

“Um, body cam,” the president said, searching for an answer. “Ah, whew. Well, that’s, uh, very interesting.”

At that point the commander-in-chief turned the question over to Attorney General Bill Barr, who offered a favorable opinion of the technology.

“It’s very tough,” Trump said, adding to Barr’s answer. “The whole thing, you read it and you read two sides of the story.”

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/trump-struggles-with-police-body-camera-question-at-kenosha-event-well-thats-uh-very-interesting/|]
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Executive order to ban body cams in 3...2....1....

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Of course Trump does not want Police to wear body cams, he thinks they are his militia against BLM (Original Post) Soph0571 Sep 2020 OP
One is my closest friends is married to a cop AkFemDem Sep 2020 #1
Good cops are thankful for them - it protects them as much as any citizen Soph0571 Sep 2020 #2
There are indeed two sides. They're called right and wrong. C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #3
Body camera is an old idea in police reform JonLP24 Sep 2020 #4
I saw this exchange Ohioboy Sep 2020 #5
I thought he was going to say onethatcares Sep 2020 #6
Helps correct Behavior Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #7
What a ditz! Karadeniz Sep 2020 #8

AkFemDem

(1,823 posts)
1. One is my closest friends is married to a cop
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 04:58 PM
Sep 2020

And he believes every cop should be wearing one- not only to protect public interest, but also for cops own protection against false accusations. If Trump pushes this he may find cops don’t line up behind him. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
2. Good cops are thankful for them - it protects them as much as any citizen
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:03 PM
Sep 2020

Trump does not see it that way of course because he is the master of round the world thinking. He wants to crash skulls so he thinks that all cops also want to do this, so hide the evidence... it is what he has done his whole life.

C_U_L8R

(44,997 posts)
3. There are indeed two sides. They're called right and wrong.
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:05 PM
Sep 2020

And this drug-addled idiot cannot tell the difference.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
4. Body camera is an old idea in police reform
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:13 PM
Sep 2020

Not very effective. Body cameras are used to convict suspects much more than hold officers accountable.

Ohioboy

(3,240 posts)
5. I saw this exchange
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:14 PM
Sep 2020

Trump didn't want to say anything about body cams till he knew how the officers around him felt. Typical Trump, say what you think others want to hear, and don't upset your base. When he found out the others in the room thought favorably of them he claimed he was for them too. It's the same thing he does this with Putin.

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)
6. I thought he was going to say
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:56 PM
Sep 2020

along with the LEO on the right side of the table, "But bullets are way cheaper than cameras. Gotta save taxpayer dollars and all that".

BTW, that gif above this captures his entire self.

Cosmo Blues

(2,480 posts)
7. Helps correct Behavior
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 05:57 PM
Sep 2020

Of both the officer and the public. Studies indicate fewer arrests and fewer lawsuits against law enforcement. By the way thank you Soph for watching this so I didn't have to

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