> Earlier this year the Washington Post reported that many small police departments were abandoning body-worn-camera programmes because of the cost.
> Although the cameras are cheap, officers can generate 15 gigabytes of video per shift; storage costs mount. Police unions often oppose body-worn cameras, fearing they imperil their members by giving superior officers licence to search them for punishable behaviour.
>Other officers complain about the amount of time required to review and redact footage in response to public-information requests.
Sure, the Police themselves don't like the cameras turned on them. Suddenly it is "too expensive".
Then they will turn around and argue for ubiquitous CCTV camera installations.
> Although the cameras are cheap, officers can generate 15 gigabytes of video per shift; storage costs mount. Police unions often oppose body-worn cameras, fearing they imperil their members by giving superior officers licence to search them for punishable behaviour.
>Other officers complain about the amount of time required to review and redact footage in response to public-information requests.
Sure, the Police themselves don't like the cameras turned on them. Suddenly it is "too expensive".
Then they will turn around and argue for ubiquitous CCTV camera installations.