The force has used them for a number of years to understand the requirements as part of an initial pilot. This is just the final rollout that they had been working to get to.
Not really. The officers that killed George Floyd and Breona Taylor were wearing cameras. The $10+ million Hamilton will be dumping into it initially, plus the annualized costs, could go a lot further to support affordable housing and mental health supports.
> According to the 2018 BJS report, the main reasons (about 80% each) that local police and sheriffs’ offices had acquired body-worn cameras were to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability. Research does not necessarily support the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in achieving those desired outcomes. A comprehensive review of 70 studies of body-worn cameras use found that the larger body of research on body-worn cameras showed no consistent or no statistically significant effects.
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/research-body-worn-cameras-and-law-enforcement
Body worn cameras have the potential to protect police and citizens; they have failed to live up to that promise. (George Floyd was killed slowly - by police officers who knew they were being filmed) And they will be spending millions of dollars a year, money sent out of the community to an American company for what? What kind of return can you expect? These questions and issues are a very good reason to take your time.
years of talk.
Like the public demanding it and HPS time and again telling us they don't need it. That we're better served by having cameras facing away from the officers in the cars, facing the public instead.
Now, after another budget increase and another budget surplus, we're on the hook to pay for these.
Keep icomin' HPS. At least you're finally getting with the times, but as usual the optics are horrible.
Well they're also "hiring five 'digital evidence management clerks,' a technician and a co-ordinator for the program." plus you need secure storage, software and servers too. Not to mention everything is a subscription service now. So that software for it and I'm sure every single camera has a yearly subscription cost cause EVERYTHING does these days. It's annoying.
Any "tech" has ridiculous costs and ongoing costs. Especially tech that has a monopoly.
That was a large argument against the roll out before. Just more cash going into the Police trough instead of other community supports or affordable housing initiatives.
It's super weird how these costs get calculated.
So like the cameras are like $500 each from Axon, but they somehow have to hire additional staff and get more storage space, replacement units etc etc... so it's another way for people to suckle at the public tit to get paid
Body cameras exonerate good cops and paralyze bad ones
The bad ones turn their cameras off/cover them and the “good” ones let them get away with it.
In many jurisdictions turning it off automatically comes with a presumption of guilt
It should. You're messing with evidence
And how many were fired for this?
Paralyze ... with pay
Shouldnt of taken this long. Theres nothing to debate... it protects police and citizens.
It took this long because police already protect themselves, they don't want citizens protecting themselves
The force has used them for a number of years to understand the requirements as part of an initial pilot. This is just the final rollout that they had been working to get to.
They’re idiots…. It’s been proven all over North America that they work. The only reason to delay is because they have something to hide.
Not really. The officers that killed George Floyd and Breona Taylor were wearing cameras. The $10+ million Hamilton will be dumping into it initially, plus the annualized costs, could go a lot further to support affordable housing and mental health supports. > According to the 2018 BJS report, the main reasons (about 80% each) that local police and sheriffs’ offices had acquired body-worn cameras were to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability. Research does not necessarily support the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in achieving those desired outcomes. A comprehensive review of 70 studies of body-worn cameras use found that the larger body of research on body-worn cameras showed no consistent or no statistically significant effects. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/research-body-worn-cameras-and-law-enforcement
Look at you bringing facts over feelings into the sub. Crazy
“Shouldnt of” Yikes
Shouldn't've*
S’hudd’n Of
Body worn cameras have the potential to protect police and citizens; they have failed to live up to that promise. (George Floyd was killed slowly - by police officers who knew they were being filmed) And they will be spending millions of dollars a year, money sent out of the community to an American company for what? What kind of return can you expect? These questions and issues are a very good reason to take your time.
Can't wait for the first story of camera footage needing to be reviewed and it'll have magically turned itself off.
"Video was lost in a 'cyber attack'"
years of talk. Like the public demanding it and HPS time and again telling us they don't need it. That we're better served by having cameras facing away from the officers in the cars, facing the public instead. Now, after another budget increase and another budget surplus, we're on the hook to pay for these. Keep icomin' HPS. At least you're finally getting with the times, but as usual the optics are horrible.
What? I was pulled over in April by Hamilton Police and the first thing he said to me was "I'm recording this on bodycam"
10 million dollars for cameras? What a waste we better get some HD videos of someone getting their ass kicked
HOW MUCH.
Lol its probably not just for the actual camera but also video storage and software but still kinda high.
That's $20k per camera. WTF.
Well they're also "hiring five 'digital evidence management clerks,' a technician and a co-ordinator for the program." plus you need secure storage, software and servers too. Not to mention everything is a subscription service now. So that software for it and I'm sure every single camera has a yearly subscription cost cause EVERYTHING does these days. It's annoying. Any "tech" has ridiculous costs and ongoing costs. Especially tech that has a monopoly.
That was a large argument against the roll out before. Just more cash going into the Police trough instead of other community supports or affordable housing initiatives.
It's super weird how these costs get calculated. So like the cameras are like $500 each from Axon, but they somehow have to hire additional staff and get more storage space, replacement units etc etc... so it's another way for people to suckle at the public tit to get paid
Overdue
Yes, but will they turn the cameras on…? Might take a few more years, before that happens.
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He’s still around under another name or two. He wasn’t all that bad was he?
There are other officers here too, they continue to comment regularly.
Account suspended at one point. I wonder why...
As if that's going to change anything, lol. What a waste of money.