12-03-2014, 05:29 PM
I think that's a valid concern, Cutz. I don't doubt that will happen in some cases.
Then again, even without a video, the officer's verbal narrative of what went down is typically gonna be given more weight than the civilian's anyway, in my experience.
I think overall, the body and dash cam videos increase objectivity and help highlight the truth more times than not. I'm really happy this South Carolina shooting, for example, was caught on dash cam. The (white) officer approached a (black) driver at the gas station for suspicion of no seat belt and asked the driver to get his license. So, the driver complied.
The driver did exactly what the cop asked and got shot at four times and hit once anyway. I love how the dipshit gung-ho cop tries to tell the confused driver that he got shot because he "dove into his vehicle too aggressively". Pffft. Crock of shit. That cop should not have been a cop. And, thankfully, he's no longer a cop.
Were it not for the dash cam, I could easily see a prosecutor having believed the cop's version of events (which may have been his true, albeit highly inaccurate, perception) and concluding that the cop was justified in shooting because the driver acted suspiciously.
Then again, even without a video, the officer's verbal narrative of what went down is typically gonna be given more weight than the civilian's anyway, in my experience.
I think overall, the body and dash cam videos increase objectivity and help highlight the truth more times than not. I'm really happy this South Carolina shooting, for example, was caught on dash cam. The (white) officer approached a (black) driver at the gas station for suspicion of no seat belt and asked the driver to get his license. So, the driver complied.
The driver did exactly what the cop asked and got shot at four times and hit once anyway. I love how the dipshit gung-ho cop tries to tell the confused driver that he got shot because he "dove into his vehicle too aggressively". Pffft. Crock of shit. That cop should not have been a cop. And, thankfully, he's no longer a cop.
Were it not for the dash cam, I could easily see a prosecutor having believed the cop's version of events (which may have been his true, albeit highly inaccurate, perception) and concluding that the cop was justified in shooting because the driver acted suspiciously.