In the News (#1663)

Body-worn cameras are…used…to present the police to the public in the most favorable way possible. – Christopher Schneider Shame, Shame (#1455) I’ve been skeptical of the notion of body cameras as a police “reform” for well over a decade: …ICE [goons] will be equipped with much-delayed body cameras by the end of next month…but…the [boss goon will] restrict the public release of footage unless “it is in the best interests of the agency”…[It should be obvious that] none of the [footage] in…[cases where goons murder a citizen will be released]…taxpayers who put up more than $30m for the cameras [will] still be kept in the dark about [murders and other atrocities while]…releas[ing] recordings that reflect well on the agency’s image… The Cop Myth (#1615) A woman who sleeps with a cop endangers her entire family: A Texas [cop named Chad Eberle was] arrested in Mexico [for murder]ing three people and critically injuring the mother of his child…[when the victims tried to stop him from…