nope
police as any other should be held accountable for their actions
be them good or bad

that would be BS, so many bad cops have been busted cuz of ppl catching there azz getting stupid out on the streets,,I think ALL cops should have body cams,,the only way to keep them in line with the law!.

All cops should have cams. All cop cars should have them too. It protects both sides (citizen and cop). If they is a bad cop out there, they need to be found and prosecuted if they have broke the law, like anyone else. And video is the best way to see what actually happened. Nobody is above the law.

And I do recall watching a few dash cam videos where cops were killed during traffic pull overs. I will never forget one in particular where a female office was beaten to near death during a stop on a remote road. She never returned to work. and another where a cop was shot and killed without ever getting his gun out of his holster. All caught on video. It was the video which leads to the arrests.

Again, video serves both sides.

I think it should be allowed. Though some cases the police are pushed to react in inappropriate way by the victims

We have footage from two traffic stops involving officer Tensing. In the one where the driver shoots the footage the driver lives. In the one with the bodycam the driver dies. Easy choice. Record.

I believe as long as noone is disrupting a scene, they should be permitted to film if its not for profit of any kind and those on camera sign a release

OR unless its going to be immediately turned over as evidence of a crime or alleged infraction

I think filming interactions with police officers should be encouraged. This allows for both parties to protect themselves in case of claims of abuse.

Why would Police want to discourage this? CYA?

i think it's illegal to film cops in Texas, or it's on the books to be, but the kid that was killed in Arlington had no film of anything, the cop wasn't wearing a camera... so much for at least trying for some honesty...

Hi Moe! Yes, we need more transparency within enforcement agencies.

Recently, our state enacted legislation that was slightly unconstitutional in that it was trying to crack down on organised crime in Motorcycle Clubs. This banned wearing a cut in public and police were harassing anyone in a leather jacket. Mobile phone cameras exposed many abuses during this period. Thankfully, this legislation was repealed recently as it was oppressive and based upon a false generalisation (i.e. ALL bikers are criminals).

seems like the police wants to be secretive... i wonder why? lol