officer failed to turn on his camera before fatally shooting a man

[dixiegrrrrl]

witness said cop killed man for no obvious reason.

The San Diego Police Department decided to change a section of its body camera policy after an officer failed to turn on his camera before fatally shooting a man in the Midway District.
Instead of hitting record when they make contact with someone, they will have to turn on their cameras before they arrive at a scene.

The move comes after Officer Neal Browder shot Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshannehad, 42, to death on April 30 outside the Highlight Bookstore in the Midway District.

Snip....Witness:

“I support police, but this was wrong. This guy shouldn’t have been shot based on what I saw on the video,” said the man, who did not want to be identified. “The guy was walking, just normal, lazical (sic), lazy walking. If he (the officer) said ‘stop’, that’s all he said. He just opened the door, and said ‘stop’ and shot.”

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDPD-Revises-Body-Camera-Policy-After-Fatal-Shooting-302999241.html

[malaise]

1. That should be a 'firing' offense

He should lose his job.

[FarPoint]

2. Agreed...

Should be mandatory termination for any who turn off camera.

[malaise]

4. Yep

This is madness - the US can't really speak to anyone about human rights these days

[daleanime]

7. Nope.

[Quackers]

8. And at the very least

An obstruction of justice charge, and tampering with evidence.

[AuntPatsy]

3. .

[leveymg]

5. Cop cameras should automatically turn on while an officer is on duty.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Someone had the idea of designing the holster so the camera came on when the gun was drawn.

But I like the above idea better, of turning on the camera when the cop responds to a call.

Plus NOT arresting witnesses with cameras.

[Omaha Steve]

12. In Omaha officers have been told in writing and it has been in the press

Officers MUST NOT stop or interfere with a citizens CONSTITUTIONAL right to record audio OR video of police in their duties. A couple including a Sgt. were fired for interfering with that right.

OS

[ybbor]

9. I bet there is the technology to turn it on once they leave the car

And it only turns off thru a third party "OnStar" like operator or dispatcher. That could solve a lot of problems.

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. How is that even optional

One would think that the whole point would be that they are triggered somehow, if not 24/7.

[samsingh]

11. when are we going to stop with the myth of a few bad apples

it seems the cops are murdering someone and lying about what caused it on a routine basis.