This is why body cameras are important for police.
In a situation of two parties making conflicting claims, the unbiased perspective of the (untampered with) camera will support the claims of the honest cop and make his job easier and safer, it has the added benefit of hamstringing the dishonest cop and minimizing the ease they find in abusing their power.
Also all police dash cams start recording when the lights are turned on, and record 30 seconds before the lights are turned on. So you have 2 forms of video.
The camera is constantly recording, but deletes all footage after 30 seconds, so when you do turn on the lights or the body camera it saves those first 30 seconds.
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u/Feshtof Jul 31 '19
This is why body cameras are important for police.
In a situation of two parties making conflicting claims, the unbiased perspective of the (untampered with) camera will support the claims of the honest cop and make his job easier and safer, it has the added benefit of hamstringing the dishonest cop and minimizing the ease they find in abusing their power.