Kevin

When are police required to use their body worn videos and dashcams?

https://lemmy.world/post/15699054

When are police required to use their body worn videos and dashcams? - Lemmy.World

I submitted a video request for any body worn video and in-car footage for the incident where SPD officer Anthony Belgarde pulled over a bus in West Seattle. But I was told by Edward Ocampo that no video existed for this incident. Is this a normal practice?

May 22, 2024 at 11:39pmWeb
Show threadBoscoBearMay 22, 2024
You would need to ask the department for a copy of its policies to see. The ones I have seen say the officer should have it on for every interaction with the public, but sometimes the forget and some other times the “forget”.
Show threadDarkassassin07May 22, 2024
That comes down to the policies of each individual police department. They’re all different.
Show threadcedarmesaMay 23, 2024
Sadly you already know the answer, whenever they damn well please. Video incriminating for citizen, on. Video incriminating for cop, off.
Show threadRedditWandererMay 23, 2024

Yep, not sure for bodycams but when they say “anything you say can and will be held against you”, they actually also specifically mean it cannot be used to help you.

I often see cops discussing the camera being on or not when videos do surface, and to me that should be immediate grounds for disciplinary action.