Comments on: Out of Their Control http://justorb.com/2009/11/10/out-of-their-control/ A Tangential Autobiography Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://justorb.com/2009/11/10/out-of-their-control/comment-page-1/#comment-16593 John Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:18 +0000 http://justorb.com/2009/11/10/out-of-their-control/#comment-16593 And sometimes cops really can't even remember what they did until the video is reviewed. People here still have a hard time with this one after five years: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2006/05/cop-accepts-prison-after-videotaped.html And sometimes cops really can’t even remember what they did until the video is reviewed. People here still have a hard time with this one after five years:

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2006/05/cop-accepts-prison-after-videotaped.html

]]> By: Phil Sumner http://justorb.com/2009/11/10/out-of-their-control/comment-page-1/#comment-16589 Phil Sumner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:59:45 +0000 http://justorb.com/2009/11/10/out-of-their-control/#comment-16589 I have a vested interest in this - my employer manufactures in-vehicle digital recorders. There is no reason at all that a digital recorder could not be fitted to the cars that the occupants have no control over. The recorder should be recording all the time, not just when the lights/sirens are on - you catch some interesting things then too. The problem with making these things options, even if it's a "disciplinary offence" not to use them, is that by not using them a cop can save their backside. It's been shown plenty of times that as honest as they should be, they really aren't always. I have a vested interest in this – my employer manufactures in-vehicle digital recorders.

There is no reason at all that a digital recorder could not be fitted to the cars that the occupants have no control over. The recorder should be recording all the time, not just when the lights/sirens are on – you catch some interesting things then too.

The problem with making these things options, even if it’s a “disciplinary offence” not to use them, is that by not using them a cop can save their backside. It’s been shown plenty of times that as honest as they should be, they really aren’t always.

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