dub Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/03/london-police-body-cameras/ The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has today announced plans to supply the majority of Metropolitan Police officers with roughly 20,000 body-worn cameras within the next ten months. Like other law enforcement agencies, particularly in the US, London police have been conducting a formal trial of the devices, said to be the biggest of its kind, for the past year. This body-cam beta test, which currently generates around 6,000 video clips each month, is due to complete this summer, but already the hardware has shown promise in on-the-fly evidence collection and improving trust where officer accountability is paramount, such as in stop-and-search scenarios. The original plan was to distribute 20,000 cameras to officers over a ten-year period, but today that commitment has been vastly accelerated, with an aim to complete the roll-out by April 2016. Should everything proceed as planned -- there are several pending evaluations and reports that'll shape police procedure -- it would make London's police force the most camera-adorned of any city in the world. We have a reputation to maintain, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 No surprise there with the UK being big brother capital of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizchif Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Is this not a good thing? I don't know actually its a good question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'd say yes, its a good thing. Definitely should be mandatory for the armed police, and the riot police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mame Biram Diouf Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 What potential cons could come from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Potential: well if police are worried about what they're doing (because who really knows the law, right?) they might end up not acting where they should. I don't think that should deter against the surveillance of police though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 In before officers camera was not working You already know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YFSD Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Police I have dealt with have been using them for a while now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O Fenomeno Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 In before officers camera was not workingYou already know Or he forgot to switch it back on before he went out on duty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heero Yuy Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 In before officers camera was not working You already know *playback wasn't clear* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dub
Potential: well if police are worried about what they're doing (because who really knows the law, right?) they might end up not acting where they should.
I don't think that should deter against the surveillance of police though.
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Drift
You already know
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YFSD
Police I have dealt with have been using them for a while now
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O Fenomeno
Or he forgot to switch it back on before he went out on duty
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Heero Yuy
*playback wasn't clear*
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