• satanmat@lemmy.world
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      “When the police officer had his body cam off, they were yelling and telling me, ‘We’re gonna go to the full extent. We’re gonna put you in a lockbox,’” Timothy said. “Then, when the body cam was finally on, they were so nice.”

      No shirt ! Wtf with a god damn kid the cop turned off his body cam!

      Grrrrrrrrrr

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        I have always wondered since the body cams came out and even the dash cams over why is it even legal for an officer to turn off the cams. Why would they even have the ability to turn them off. The cams were proclaimed to be for the civilians safety and to keep officers in check and professional.

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          If I had it my way…

          Any cop who turned off their body camera would be fired immediately

          This is the only union I’m against, police unions; I’d fire them and have them arrested for obstruction of justice

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            Sure, but the cop could have told her to kick rocks. Instead he arrested a child with the closest thing to no evidence there is. And made sure to bully him with the body cam off. The cop chose to be a bastard which is why this is a story.

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              I’m sure it was one of those “reeee!” Karen moments. “I want them arrested! Don’t you know who I am??!?!” etc. etc.

              Cops are dicks for putting the 11 year old in solitary though.

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      This is why I always tell people who say “reporting the _____ incident to the police isn’t going to get anyone hurt, it’s just going to get them help” that they are idiots. You have no way of knowing what the police are going to do in any situation. I don’t care if there’s a 99% chance of it going right (it’s much lower in reality). That isn’t a chance worth taking for something that can absolutely be resolved without police.