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The cost taxpayers bear to hold officers accountable

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RE: The cost taxpayers bear to hold officers accountable

June 6th, 2018 @ 6:35PM (6 years ago)

In 20 years, the rich neighborhoods of today's Louisville will mostly be section 8. Unemployment will hover around 40% Gangs will claim every block from Gene Snyder to I264. The west end will be boarded up and abandoned like Detroit. The rich white suburbs will all be in neighboring counties.

It's at least a strong Posdibility in Possibility City

Body cams....

June 8th, 2018 @ 9:36AM (6 years ago)

I do see the point in your comment about the "not worrying if doing nothing wrong". I'm retired LMPD, and was long gone before the body cams were instituted, but I worked at a neighboring agency for a few years that did use them, and I personally never took issue with having to use it. I found it useful for more than just refuting a citizens claim about (whatever), or backing up "my account". (e.g. documenting scene evidence, refreshing memory of where damage was on vehicles for collision report, etc...)

But, expanding on the point you made...I think the real commentary is the fact that "if it isn't on video", then it must not have happened the way the officer reported. Case in point would be a use-of-force complaint where the video doesn't clearly capture (for whatever reason) what happened...automatically, society as a whole will cast doubt on the officer's version of the account...and maybe that's partially the fault of law enforcement in general (at least due to those who cast a bad light on the rest of us), but it's just sad that it's come to that point today.

Just my $0.02...

BTW, it's "death knell" ;-)