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Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform
An anonymous reader writes "The Montreal Policemen's Brotherhood is proposing that officers be equipped with uniform-mounted cameras that can be used to record various interactions. The union says in other jurisdictions where police officers are equipped with point-of-view cameras, the use of force by officers and assaults on officers drops by as much as 60%. One system is currently being tested in Edmonton, Alberta."
Hey, we're trying to have an anti-cop circle jerk here.
Pretty easy solution there, automatic $100,000 fine for each 1 second gap in recording that can't be accounted for.
As much as your average dirty cop likes busting out the baton and playing tee-ball with a protestor's skull, if the "whoops, the CCTV conked out exactly when we supposedly kicked the shit out of him" costs them money out of pocket, you'll see that habit dry up pretty quick.