SF Cops Complain that the City’s Body Camera Policy Treats Them Like Criminals

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2015/12/03/sf-cops-complain-that-the-citys-body-camera-policy-treats-them-like-criminals

As a parade of San Francisco cops questioned the police commission last night about why the city might not trust them to view footage from the body cameras they’d soon be required to wear on duty, five of their colleagues were across town, shooting an allegedly knife-wielding man....

The only thing left to argue about was whether a cop who has used force should be allowed to review his or her camera’s footage before submitting an initial report about the incident.

Civil rights advocates — including public defender Jeff Adachi, who commented to the commission last night — say no, fearing that a bad cop might change his or her story to conform to the video evidence, and thus weasel out of a charge. The SFPD, on the other hand, argue that they have a right to access the footage....

“You trust me with the gun, but not with this?” one officer asked, sounding genuinely hurt. “If you don’t trust me, I’ll go.”

Officer down! Somebody call a

[2pooped2pop]

1. quack quack ducks

“If you don’t trust me, I’ll go.”

then go and let someone have the job that can remember who he is to protect and serve.

[bemildred]

2. Don't let the door hit your butt. nt

[Throd]

3. It also helps protect them from bogus abuse complaints.

I thought they would welcome that.

[Luminous Animal]

4. Boo fucking hoo

Dude, we DON'T trust you with a gun. That is the point of body cameras.

[Rex]

5. Trust? Wait...I thought body cameras were for officer safety reasons?

My my my...sounds like someone has a big sadz about not being able to commit crimes in uniform. Guess they will have to do it in street clothes.

[marmar]

6. Not so big on accountability, are they?

[hifiguy]

7. Tuff shit, kkkoppers.

Deal with it.

[Jesus Malverde]

8. Maybe they wouldn't be so quick to shoot people like this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/104012253

[stranger81]

11. Exactly.

Don't want to be treated like criminals, SFPD? Then stop acting like them.

[Ino]

9. If they can access the footage...

can they delete it?

Even if they can't delete it, the cops -- just like crime suspects -- should not have access to evidence while they sort out an alibi.

[Jesus Malverde]

10. My understanding is they cannot review footage before they write their reports.

Works for me.

[libdem4life]

12. Yep...honesty and accountability help balance each other out.