Los Angeles Police Will Get Body Cameras

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Source: HuffPo

LOS ANGELES -- Every Los Angeles police officer will soon be equipped with a body camera, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday.

Garcetti said at a press conference that the department will buy 7,000 on-body cameras for Los Angeles Police Department officers to expand transparency and accountability.

"The trust between a community and its police department can be eroded in a single moment," Garcetti said. "Trust is built on transparency."

The announcement comes two weeks after President Barack Obama announced a $363 million package that includes $75 million to pay half the cost of 50,000 officer-mounted cameras. The technology has been widely endorsed as a reform following the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager killed by Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in August.

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[jmowreader]

1. Do they make body cameras you can't turn off?

[951-Riverside]

3. Sure but they need to be charged as some point

Nothing stops them from dunking it in water either.

[Maynar]

9. Or pull off

nt

[truthisfreedom]

2. How long do the batteries last?

Just askin'.

[jmowreader]

4. On the ones they're buying, 12 hours

http://www.taser.com/products/on-officer-video/axon-body-on-officer-video

[truthisfreedom]

13. Taser? Shit, they're going to have tricks to make data disappear.

Taser is a police-friendly company that would do anything to let them cheat.

[C Moon]

5. If an officer has battery or camera problems on an on-going basis,

that would be a sign that he/she may be hiding something.
It has its holes, but this is a good thing, I think.
I only know that I would HATE if I had to have a camera on me at all times when I was on the job.

[951-Riverside]

6. If you can't fire them for killing someone...

What makes you think anything will happen if they don't charge the cameras?

[C Moon]

12. True.

[Maynar]

10. I'm just carrying this duct tape

'cause you never know when you'll need some.

[yuiyoshida]

7. They need to be like those clothing things..

where if you attempt to tear them off the uniform, an invisible liquid is sprayed on the hands and clothing that shows up under ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT. Stuff that does not wash off for weeks.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. A bit of duct tape over the lens should fix it right up.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Now all we need is to have them live feed to central....

Oh,...and reduce the testosterone level by hiring more WOMEN.

[SunSeeker]

11. K & R

[FreepFryer]

15. They're also getting After Effects and Final Cut Pro tutorials for more seamless video editing. (nt)