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briandg · November 18, 2018, 06:40 PM

The cell phone camera and dash cam, as well as body cams and helmet cams are a wonderful thing.

Unless they get into the hands of people with no scruples, a you tube account, and a reason to lie.

A month or two ago, a local police officer in one of the smaller suburban towns stopped to talk to a young black kid, 16 years old. No ticket issued, a conversation, and a warning that he is in a small town and that he needs to drive more carefully.

His mother went ballistic on FB. Fortunately, every officer for that dept has body cam, and the PD posted the entire thing to facebook the next day.

My phone has no camera, but I surely would like to have a front yard surveillance and dash cam. when something like this goes badly, there's less of a need to pray for honest and reliable witnesses.

November 18, 2018, 06:40 PM	#34
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	The cell phone camera and dash cam, as well as body cams and helmet cams are a wonderful thing. Unless they get into the hands of people with no scruples, a you tube account, and a reason to lie. A month or two ago, a local police officer in one of the smaller suburban towns stopped to talk to a young black kid, 16 years old. No ticket issued, a conversation, and a warning that he is in a small town and that he needs to drive more carefully. His mother went ballistic on FB. Fortunately, every officer for that dept has body cam, and the PD posted the entire thing to facebook the next day. My phone has no camera, but I surely would like to have a front yard surveillance and dash cam. when something like this goes badly, there's less of a need to pray for honest and reliable witnesses. __________________ None.