Two sides to every story, I know. Still, this surely reeks of police retaliation. "NY man who filmed Eric Garner's death heading to jail" On July 17, 2014, Ramsey Orta took out his mobile phone and filmed a police officer in New York killing his friend, Eric Garner. But as soon as he stopped recording, Orta says his own life also took a dramatic turn for the worse. Viewed millions of times, Orta's clip shows Daniel Pantaleo, a white officer, gripping his arms around Garner's neck in a chokehold. Garner, a black American, was 43 years old at the time, and an asthmatic. "I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe," Garner said, as he was being pinned to the ground and asphyxiated. They were his last words. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/fe...arner-death-heading-jail-161001074627241.html
With the camera as a common gadget in this digital age, it is truly helpful when it comes to crimes for it can be a witness. With the so called extra judicial killing here of illegal drug personalities, a camera can end all the speculations. Most common cases are those suspected drug pushers who are killed by the cops. Relatives of the dead suspect would claim that the suspect had no gun and was pleading for his life while the cops would indicate in their official report that the suspect had resisted arrest and was the first one to shoot. It's always your words against mine. But when there is a camera, that would easily be settled.
Yes, I think th camera is a witness that doesn't lie. The camera is the "truth" in the old adage, your side, my side and the truth. I think that requiring cops to be recording all these arrests is expensive, and makes police feel uncomfortable, but it may also keep them in some cases from making poor decisions that cost people their lives. It may be a necessary evil in today's world. It is sad we have come to this really, but what can you do?
@K E Gordon "It may be a necessary evil in today's world. It is sad we have come to this really, but what can you do?" It may well be. And what can we do? Take steps to avoid difficult circumstances. Associating with strangers often in a bar-room like setting would be one step, as a glaring example. Avoid drawing attention to oneself, especially by the Police, at all times. Frank